Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) Nanocomposite Hydrogels Developed for Various Applications: A Critical Review

Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 717-737

  Adewunmi, Ahmad A ^a,b   Ismail, Suzylawati ^a   Sultan, Abdullah S ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Actuators; Carbon nanotubes; Conducting polymers; Hydrogel; Nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; YARN;

CRITICAL REVIEW; DIVERSE APPLICATIONS; NANOCOMPOSITE HYDROGELS; POLYMERIC HYDROGELS; REVIEW PAPERS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 84965002261     PISSN: 15741443     EISSN: 15741451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10904-016-0379-6     Document Type: Review

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