Effective functionalization of carbon nanotubes for bisphenol F epoxy matrix composites

Materials Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 510-516

  Wang, Zhe ^a   Colorado, Henry A ^a,b   Guo, Zhan Hu ^c   Kim, Hansang ^a   Park, Cho Long ^d   Hahn, H Tomas ^a   Lee, Sang Gi ^d   Lee, Kun Hong ^e   Shang, Yu Qin ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^c LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^e Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^f OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Carbon carbon composites; Mechanical properties; Polymer matrix composites

Indexed keywords

BISPHENOL F; COVALENT BONDING; DC CONDUCTIVITY; EPOXY GROUP; EPOXY MATRICES; EPOXY MONOMERS; EPOXY-MATRIX COMPOSITE; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOCOMPOSITES;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON NANOTUBES; IONIC LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHENOLS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

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EID: 84865991980     PISSN: 15161439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-14392012005000092     Document Type: Article

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