Carbon nanotube integrated multifunctional multiscale composites

J Qiu, C Zhang, B Wang, R Liang - Nanotechnology, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) demonstrate extraordinary properties and show great promise in
enhancing out-of-plane properties of traditional polymer composites and enabling …

Study on the preparation and characterization of biodegradable polylactide/multi-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposites

CS Wu, HT Liao - Polymer, 2007 - Elsevier
In this study, polylactide/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (PLA/MWNTs) hybrids were
prepared by means of a melt blending method. To enhance the compatibility between PLA …

Novel nanocomposite pervaporation membranes composed of poly (vinyl alcohol) and chitosan-wrapped carbon nanotube

F Peng, F Pan, H Sun, L Lu, Z Jiang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2007 - Elsevier
Novel nanocomposite membranes (PVA–CNT (CS)) were prepared by incorporating
chitosan-wrapped multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) into poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA). To …

Functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes for carbon fiber− epoxy composites

E Bekyarova, ET Thostenson, A Yu… - The Journal of …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are explored as
nanoreinforcement for carbon fiber/epoxy composites. SWNTs functionalized with carboxylic …

Novel ploy (vinyl alcohol)/carbon nanotube hybrid membranes for pervaporation separation of benzene/cyclohexane mixtures

F Peng, C Hu, Z Jiang - Journal of membrane science, 2007 - Elsevier
Novel ploy (vinyl alcohol)/carbon nanotube hybrid membranes were prepared and carbon
nanotube was dispersed by using β-cyclodextrin (β-CD). These hybrid membranes were …

Preparation and properties of poly (vinyl alcohol)/silica nanocomposites derived from copolymerization of vinyl silica nanoparticles and vinyl acetate

X Jia, Y Li, Q Cheng, S Zhang, B Zhang - European Polymer Journal, 2007 - Elsevier
Nanocomposites of poly (vinyl alcohol)/silica nanoparticles (PVA–SNs) were prepared by in-
situ radical copolymerization of vinyl silica nanoparticles functionalized by …

Functionalized carbon nanotubes for polymeric nanocomposites

Y Lin, MJ Meziani, YP Sun - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
Functionalized carbon nanotubes are more favorable for the desired homogeneous
dispersion of exfoliated nanotubes as nanoscale fillers in polymeric nanocomposites …

Linear and hyperbranched glycopolymer-functionalized carbon nanotubes: synthesis, kinetics, and characterization

C Gao, S Muthukrishnan, W Li, J Yuan, Y Xu… - …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Linear and hyperbranched glycopolymers, a kind of sugar-containing polymers, were grown
successfully from surfaces of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) by the “grafting from” …

Single-walled carbon nanotubes functionalized with high bonding density of polymer layers and enhanced mechanical properties of composites

L Xie, F Xu, F Qiu, H Lu, Y Yang - Macromolecules, 2007 - ACS Publications
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with high covalent bonding density of polymer
layers have been prepared by a “grafting to” approach, where the benzyl chloride groups of …

Analyzing the quality of carbon nanotube dispersions in polymers using scanning electron microscopy

JZ Kovacs, K Andresen, JR Pauls, CP Garcia… - Carbon, 2007 - Elsevier
The ability to examine conducting filler particles in an insulating polymer matrix by scanning
electron microscopy (SEM) was investigated. The detection of selected secondary electrons …