Aramid nanofiber-reinforced transparent nanocomposites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 49, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 1873-1879

  Yang, Ming ^a   Cao, Keqin ^a   Yeom, Bongjun ^a,b   Thouless, M D ^a   Waas, Anthony ^a   Arruda, Ellen M ^a   Kotov, Nicholas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

aramid nanofibers; fiber reinforced polymers; Kevlar ; Polymer nanofibers; transparent nanocomposites; vacuum assisted flocculation

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FLOCCULATION; HYDROGEN BONDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFIBERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC ACIDS; OSTWALD RIPENING; POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS; HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMER; NANOSCALE BUILDING BLOCKS; OPTICAL APPLICATIONS; POLYACRYLIC ACIDS; POLYMER NANOFIBERS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON; TRANSPARENT NANOCOMPOSITES;

ARAMID FIBERS;

EID: 84930699273     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998315579230     Document Type: Conference Paper

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