The effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on morphology, crystallinity and mechanical properties of PBT/MWCNT composite nanofibers

Journal of Polymer Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Saligheh, O ^a   Forouharshad, M ^a   Arasteh, R ^a   Eslami Farsani, R ^b   Khajavi, R ^a   Yadollah Roudbari, B ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Composite nanofiber; Electrospinning; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes; Poly(butylene terephthalate)

Indexed keywords

BUTENES; CRYSTALLINITY; ELECTROSPINNING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFIBERS; NANOTUBES; TENSILE TESTING;

COMPOSITE NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPINNING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROSPUN COMPOSITE; MELT CRYSTALLIZATION; NUCLEATING EFFECT; POLY (BUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); SEM OBSERVATION; SPECIFIC STRENGTH;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84872273282     PISSN: 10229760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10965-012-0065-5     Document Type: Article

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