Characterization of a porous multifunctional nanocomposite for pressure sensing

ASME 2012 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS 2012

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 201-206

  Rizvi, Reza ^a   Naguib, Hani ^a   Biddiss, Elaine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; ELASTOMERIC MATRICES; MICROSTRUCTURE IMAGING; MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCOMPOSITE MICROSTRUCTURE; PRESSURE SENSING; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHARACTERIZATION; EXTRUSION; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PHASE SEPARATION; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84892639359     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/SMASIS2012-8178     Document Type: Conference Paper

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