Influence of material and processing parameters on carbon nanotube dispersion in polymer melts

Polymer-Carbon Nanotube Composites: Preparation, Properties and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 92-132

  Kasaliwal, G R ^a   Villmow, T ^a   Pegel, S ^a   Potschke P ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Dispersion analysis; Melt mixing; Multi walled carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; DISPERSION (WAVES); MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOTUBES; POLYMER MELTS; YARN;

DISPERSION ANALYSIS; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS; MELT MIXING; MICROSCOPIC METHODS; NANOTUBE DISPERSIONS; POLYMER CARBON NANOTUBES; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER MATRICES;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 84904370485     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857091390.1.92     Document Type: Chapter

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