A novel approach for the fabrication of carbon nanofibre/ceramic porous structures

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 33, Issue 13-14, 2013, Pages 2365-2374

  Walter, Claudia ^a   Barg, Suelen ^a   Ni, Na ^a   Maher, Robert C ^a   Garća Tuñón, Esther ^a   Zaiviji Ismail, Muhammad Muzzafar ^a   Babot, Flora ^a   Saiz, Eduardo ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Ceramics; CVD; Freeze casting; Scaffold

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA SCAFFOLDS; CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; CERAMIC STRUCTURE; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; FREEZE CASTING; GROWTH CONDITIONS; POROUS STRUCTURES;

ALUMINA; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; NANOSTRUCTURES; SCAFFOLDS;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

EID: 84879844598     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2013.04.024     Document Type: Article

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