Synthesis and properties of polyacrylamide-based conducting gels with enhanced mechanical strength

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2183-2190

  Zhu, Anfeng ^a,b   Shi, Zhan ^a   Jin, Junhong ^a   Li, Guang ^a   Jiang, Jianming ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAIYIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

electrical properties; hydrogels; mechanical properties; MWNT

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPONENT; CONDUCTING HYDROGELS; CROSSLINKED; CROSSLINKER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH; IN-SITU; MULTI-WALLED NANOTUBES; MWNT; POROUS STRUCTURES;

CROSSLINKING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FREE RADICALS; GELS; HYDROGELS; NANOTUBES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84865796564     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2012.669679     Document Type: Article

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