Influence of acoustic cavitation on the controlled ultrasonic dispersion of carbon nanotubes

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 48, 2013, Pages 15141-15150

  Sesis, Achilleas ^a   Hodnett, Mark ^a   Memoli, Gianluca ^a   Wain, Andrew J ^a   Jurewicz, Izabela ^b   Dalton, Alan B ^b   Carey, J David ^b   Hinds, Gareth ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC CAVITATIONS; DISPERSION MECHANISMS; EXTRINSIC PARAMETER; INERTIAL CAVITATION; INTRINSIC MECHANISMS; MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; TAILORED PROPERTIES;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

CAVITATION;

EID: 84890082739     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp410041y     Document Type: Article

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