Carbon nanotube and nanofibre reinforced polymer fibres

Nanofibers and Nanotechnology in Textiles

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 194-234

  Shaffer, M S P ^a   Sandler, J K W ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOFIBERS; YARN;

REINFORCED POLYMERS;

CARBON;

EID: 84903062650     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845693732.2.194     Document Type: Chapter

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