Development of carbon nanotube modified cement paste with microencapsulated phase-change material for structural–functional integrated application

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 8027-8039

  Cui, Hongzhi ^a   Yang, Shuqing ^b   Memon, Shazim Ali ^c  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c Department of Civil Engineering COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Cement paste; Mechanical properties; Microencapsulated phase change material; Structural functional integrated materials; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE; CEMENT; BONE CEMENT;

ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; HYDRATION; MECHANICS; MICROCAPSULE; MICROENCAPSULATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG FORMULATION; MATERIALS TESTING; PROCEDURES; TEMPERATURE;

BONE CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DRUG COMPOUNDING; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOTUBES, CARBON; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84927621181     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms16048027     Document Type: Article

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