Transparent PMMA-based nanocomposite using electrospun graphene-incorporated PA-6 nanofibers as the reinforcement

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 89, Issue , 2013, Pages 134-141

  Li, Biyun ^a   Yuan, Huihua ^a   Zhang, Yanzhong ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Functional composites; A. Nanocomposites; B. Mechanical properties; E. Electro spinning; Graphene

Indexed keywords

E. ELECTRO-SPINNING; FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES; NANOCOMPOSITE NANOFIBERS; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) (PMMA); TENSILE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TRANSPARENT NANOCOMPOSITES; VISIBLE LIGHT TRANSMITTANCES; VISIBLE-WAVELENGTH RANGE;

BLENDING; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTROSPINNING; ESTERS; GRAPHENE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFIBERS; NANOSHEETS; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

LOADING;

EID: 84886313508     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.09.022     Document Type: Article

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