The role of carbon nanotubes in both physical and chemical liquid-solid transition of polydimethylsiloxane

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1373-1380

  Romasanta, L J ^a   Lopez Manchado, M A ^a   Verdejo, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Cross linking reaction; Dispersion; Polydimethylsiloxane; Rheological properties

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CROSS-LINKING; CROSS-LINKING DENSITY; CROSSLINKING REACTION; DYNAMIC VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES; INTERCONNECTED NETWORK; LIQUID-SOLID TRANSITION; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CROSSLINKING; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; LIQUIDS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE;

SILICONES;

EID: 84878679282     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.02.021     Document Type: Article

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