Rheo-optical response of carbon nanotube suspensions

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 499-524

  Natale, G ^a   Reddy, N K ^b   Ausias, G ^c   Ferec J ^c   Heuzey, M C ^a   Carreau, P J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DICHROISM; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); YARN;

AVERAGE ORIENTATION; BENDING POTENTIAL; CARBON-NANOTUBE SUSPENSIONS; DILUTE SUSPENSIONS; NANOTUBE CONCENTRATION; POLARIZATION MODULATION TECHNIQUES; SIMPLE MODIFICATIONS; VORTICITY DIRECTION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84923783647     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: 15208516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.4907743     Document Type: Article

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