Preparation, morphology, and mechanical properties of carbon nanotube anchored polymer nanofiber composite

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 92, Issue , 2014, Pages 95-102

  Gao, Jiefeng ^a   Li, Wan ^a   Shi, Hengchong ^a,b   Hu, Mingjun ^a   Li, Robert K Y ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; D. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION MEDIUM; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; NANO-INDENTATION MEASUREMENTS; NANOFIBER COMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); POLYMER NANOFIBERS; ULTRA-SONICATION; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DISPERSIONS; ELASTIC MODULI; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NANOFIBERS;

EID: 84892454261     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.12.008     Document Type: Article

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