Multifunctional polymer foams with carbon nanoparticles

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 486-509

  Antunes, Marcelo ^a   Velasco, José Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon nanoparticles; Carbon nanotubes; Graphene; Multifunctional polymer foams

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894578084     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2013.11.002     Document Type: Review

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