Bifunctional polyamines for the aqueous dispersion of carbon nanotubes and the formation of carbon nanotube-impregnated hydrogel composites

MRS Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-40

  Moehlenbrock, Michael J ^a   Meredith, Matthew T ^a,b   Minteer, Shelley D ^a,b  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 85011480408     PISSN: 21596859     EISSN: 21596867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/mrc.2011.12     Document Type: Article

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