Characterization and mechanical performance comparison of multiwalled carbon nanotube/polyurethane composites fabricated by electrospinning and solution casting

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 613-619

  Tijing, Leonard D ^a   Park, Chan Hee ^a   Choi, Woo Lim ^a   Ruelo, Michael Tom G ^a   Amarjargal, Altangerel ^a,b   Pant, Hem Raj ^a,c   Im, Ik Tae ^a   Kim, Cheol Sang ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b MONGOLIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

A. Fibers; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); A. Thin films; B. Mechanical properties; Carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE NANOFIBERS; DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR; FILM COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; NANO-FIBROUS; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); SOLUTION CASTING;

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE FILMS; ELECTROSPINNING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOFIBERS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84867551300     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.02.015     Document Type: Article

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