Improvement of carbon nanotubes dispersion by chitosan salt and its application in silicone rubber

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 129-134

  Shang, Songmin ^a   Gan, Lu ^a   Yuen, Marcus Chun wah ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Nano composites; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs)

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES DISPERSION; DIFFERENT SOLVENTS; FT-IR SPECTRUM; ITS APPLICATIONS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); SILICONE RUBBER; STABLE DISPERSIONS; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CHITOSAN; DISPERSIONS; ELASTOMERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; SILICONES; SOLVENTS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84882677622     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.07.010     Document Type: Article

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