Thermal, mechanical and electroactive shape memory properties of polyurethane (PU)/poly (lactic acid) (PLA)/CNT nanocomposites

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3492-3500

  Raja, Mohan ^a,b   Ryu, Sung Hun ^a   Shanmugharaj, A M ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Mohammad Sadhak AJ Engineering College   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube (CNT); Electroactive shape memory actuators; Nanocomposite; Polylactide (PLA); Polyurethane (PU)

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; POLY LACTIDE; SHAPE MEMORY ACTUATORS; SHAPE-MEMORY PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

BLENDING; CARBON NANOTUBES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYURETHANES; TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84885019377     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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