Dispersion of carbon nanotubes in water and non-aqueous solvents

RSC Advances

Volumn 3, Issue 47, 2013, Pages 24812-24852

  Kharissova, Oxana V ^a   Kharisov, Boris I ^a   De Casas Ortiz, Edgar Gerardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

COORDINATION COMPOUNDS; DEBUNDLING; NATURAL PRODUCTS; NON-AQUEOUS SOLVENTS; NONAQUEOUS MEDIA; ORGANIC PEROXIDE; ORGANIC SALT; PLASMA TECHNIQUES;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 84887838559     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20462069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3ra43852j     Document Type: Review

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