Poly(vinyl alcohol) reinforced and toughened with poly(dopamine)-treated graphene oxide, and its use for humidity sensing

ACS Nano

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 6739-6747

  Hwang, Sang Ha ^a   Kang, Dongwoo ^a   Ruoff, Rodney S ^a   Shin, Hyeon Suk ^a   Park, Young Bin ^a  

^a Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

graphene oxide; humidity sensing; interfacial adhesion; nanocomposite; poly(dopamine); reinforcement; toughening

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; AMINES; COMPOSITE FILMS; GRAPHENE; HUMIDITY SENSORS; HYDROGEN BONDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOUGHENING;

GRAPHENE OXIDES; HUMIDITY SENSING; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MOISTURE BARRIERS; POLY(DOPAMINE); RELATIVE HUMIDITY RANGE; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH; VINYLALCOHOL;

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EID: 84904761692     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn500504s     Document Type: Article

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