Review of Applications of Polymer/Carbon Nanotubes and Epoxy/CNT Composites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1167-1191

  Kausar, Ayesha ^a   Rafique, Irum ^a,b   Muhammad, Bakhtiar ^b  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b HAZARA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aerospace; applications; carbon nanotube; EMI shielding; epoxy; sensors

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING; FUEL CELLS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NANOTUBES; POLYMERS; RADAR ABSORBING MATERIALS; RADAR SHIELDING; SENSORS; SHIELDING; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND TURBINES; YARN;

AEROSPACE; CARBON-NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFACES; EMI SHIELDING; EPOXY; GENERAL APPLICATIONS; NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; WIND TURBINE BLADES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84978043890     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2016.1163588     Document Type: Review

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