Effects of pH on electrospun PVA/acid-treated MWNT composite nanofibers

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 409, Issue , 2012, Pages 112-117

  Bang, Hyunsik ^a   Gopiraman, Mayakrishnan ^a   Kim, Byoung Suhk ^b   Kim, Soon Ho ^c   Kim, Ick Soo ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c Silla University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electrospinning; Mechanical property; Morphologies; Nanofiber

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTROSPINNING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE TESTING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COMPOSITE NANOFIBERS; DISTILLED WATER; ELECTROSPINNING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROSPUNS; MICROSTRUCTURES AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOFIBER MATRIX; POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); SEM ANALYSIS; TEM ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

PH EFFECTS;

ACID; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOFIBER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; ELECTROSPINNING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISCOSITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84863874800     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.05.046     Document Type: Article

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