The production of a melt-spun functionalized graphene/poly(ε-caprolactam) nanocomposite fiber

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 81, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-68

  Liu, Hai Hui ^a   Peng, Wei Wei ^a   Hou, Li Chen ^a   Wang, Xue Chen ^a   Zhang, Xing Xiang ^a  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Fibers; A. Nanocomposites; A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Mechanical properties; E. Melt spinning

Indexed keywords

4-SUBSTITUTED BENZOIC ACIDS; E. MELT SPINNINGS; FACILE FABRICATION; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; NANOCOMPOSITE FIBERS; PRIMARY STRUCTURES;

ELASTIC MODULI; FIBERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); GRAPHENE; LOADING; MELT SPINNING; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERIZATION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

SPINNING (FIBERS);

EID: 84877341717     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.04.005     Document Type: Article

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