Nanocomposites based on MWCNT and styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymers: Effect of the preparation method on dispersion and polymer-filler interactions

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1487-1492

  Pedroni, L G ^a   Araujo, J R ^a   Felisberti, M I ^a   Nogueira, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Electrical properties; B. Mechanical properties; E. Casting; E. Extrusion

Indexed keywords

COLEMAN; E. CASTING; E. EXTRUSION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; MELT MIXING; POLYMER-FILLER- INTERACTION; PREPARATION METHOD; SOLUTION-CASTING METHOD; STRESS-STRAIN TESTS; STYRENE BUTADIENE STYRENES;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; BUTADIENE; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILLED POLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

STYRENE;

EID: 84864413323     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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