Improving the mechanical properties of graphene oxide based materials by covalent attachment of polymer chains

Carbon

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 363-371

  Cano, Manuela ^a   Khan, Umar ^b   Sainsbury, Toby ^b   O'Neill, Arlene ^b   Wang, Zhiming ^b   McGovern, Ignatius T ^b   Maser, Wolfgang K ^a   Benito, Ana M ^a   Coleman, Jonathan N ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CARBOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC GROUP; COVALENT ATTACHMENT; COVALENTLY BONDED; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HYDROXYL GROUPS; PAPER-LIKE MATERIALS; POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); POLYMER CHAINS; PRE-SELECTION; PURE POLYMERS; PVA-BASED; STRESS TRANSFER; VACUUM FILTRATION; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84869496010     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.09.046     Document Type: Article

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