Fabrication of super-macroporous nanocomposites by deposition of carbon nanotubes onto polymer cryogels

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1366-1373

  Petrov, Petar D ^a   Georgiev, Georgi L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF POLYMERS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electrical properties; Macroporous polymers; Nanocomposites; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS; CRYOGELS; ETHYLENE OXIDES; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; INNER SURFACES; MACROPOROUS POLYMERS; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; MULTI-WALLED; PRISTINE NANOTUBES; PROPYLENE OXIDE; SIMILAR MATERIAL; UV IRRADIATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOTUBES; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYMERS; PROPYLENE; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84863986519     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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