Soy protein-assisted dispersion of carbon nanotubes in a polymer matrix

Materials Express

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-82

  Ji, Jian Ying ^a   Lively, Brooks ^a   Zhong, Wei Hong ^a  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Dispersion; Nanocomposite; Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO); Soy protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871535270     PISSN: 21585849     EISSN: 21585857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/mex.2012.1055     Document Type: Article

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