Carbon nanotube/nanofibre polymer composites

Processing and Properties of Nanocomposites

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-60

  Shaffer, Milo S P ^a   Sandler, Jan K W ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; YARN;

POLYMER COMPOSITE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84968903179     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9789812772473_0001     Document Type: Chapter

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