Polymer nanocomposites using urchin-shaped carbon nanotube-silica hybrids as reinforcing fillers

Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Volumn 25, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 1860-1864

  Zhang, Wei De ^a   Phang, In Yee ^a   Shen, Lu ^a   Chow, Shue Yin ^a   Liu, Tianxi ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blending; Carbon nanotubes; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites; Nylon

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL); FILLERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MELT COMPOUNDING; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES;

NYLON POLYMERS;

CARBON NANOTUBE; FILLER; IRON; MCM 41; NYLON; POLYMER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NANOPARTICLE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 8744245286     PISSN: 10221336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/marc.200400352     Document Type: Article

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