Multifunctionalized carbon nanotubes polymer composites: Properties and applications

Advanced Structured Materials

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 155-214

  Julkapli, Nurhidayatullaili Muhd ^a   Bagheri, Samira ^a   Sapuan, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

CNTs; Composites; Functionalization and applications; Polymer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934961497     PISSN: 18698433     EISSN: 18698441     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2470-9_6     Document Type: Article

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