Single-walled carbon nanotubes in epoxy composites

Polymer Nanocomposites

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 329-358

  Liao, Kin ^a   Ren, Yu ^b   Xiao, Tan ^c  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c SHANTOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; YARN;

EPOXY COMPOSITE;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 84904144300     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845691127.2.329     Document Type: Chapter

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