Optically transparent poly(methyl methacrylate) composite films reinforced with electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofibers

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 46, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 2731-2738

  Wu, Meiyu ^a   Wu, Yiqiong ^a   Liu, Zhen ^a   Liu, Haiqing ^a  

^a FUJIAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

electrospinning; Nanofiber; polymer composite; reinforcements

Indexed keywords

ALIGNED FIBERS; AVERAGE DIAMETER; ELECTROSPUNS; FIBER CONTENTS; LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE; MOVING OBJECTS; NANO-FIBROUS; OPTICAL TRANSPARENCY; PMMA MATRICES; POLYACRYLONITRILE NANOFIBERS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; TRANSITION STATE; VISIBLE LIGHT; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ELECTROSPINNING; ESTERS; FIBERS; GLASS TRANSITION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOFIBERS; POLYACRYLONITRILES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REINFORCEMENT; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84868217949     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998311431995     Document Type: Article

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