Hierarchical layered heterogeneous graphene-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-clay hydrogels with superior modulus, strength, and toughness

ACS Nano

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 413-420

  Teng, Chao ^a   Qiao, Jinliang ^b   Wang, Jianfeng ^a   Jiang, Lei ^a   Zhu, Ying ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SINOPEC BEIJING RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Clay; Graphene; Heterogeneous structure; Mechnical properties; Nanocomposite hydrogels

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; CLAY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FREE RADICALS; GRAPHENE; HYDROGELS; LAMINATING; NANOCOMPOSITES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BIOLOGICAL COMPOSITES; HETEROGENEOUS ARCHITECTURES; HETEROGENEOUS STRUCTURES; INHOMOGENEOUS DEFORMATION; MECHNICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITE HYDROGELS; POLY (N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES;

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84989347543     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b05120     Document Type: Article

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