Electrospinning carbon nanotube polymer composite nanofibers

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-209

  Yeo, Leslie Y ^a   Friend, James R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electrohydrodynamics; Electrospinning; Nanofibers; Polymer composites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969824913     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080600670015     Document Type: Article

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