The effect of carbon nanofibres on self-healing epoxy/poly(ε-caprolactone) blends

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1952-1959

  Zhang, Jin ^a   Lin, Tong ^b   Cheung, Sherman C P ^a   Wang, Chun H ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Nano composites; B. Mechanical properties; D. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; ADVERSE EFFECT; CAPROLACTONE; CARBON NANOFIBRES; EPOXY/PCL BLENDS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; POLYMER BLENDING; SELF-HEALING; SELF-HEALING CAPABILITIES; THERMAL ACTIVATION;

BLENDING; CARBON NANOFIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 84867293270     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.08.017     Document Type: Article

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