Polymer nanocomposites based on functionalized carbon nanotubes

NG Sahoo, S Rana, JW Cho, L Li, SH Chan - Progress in polymer science, 2010 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) exhibit excellent mechanical, electrical, and magnetic properties
as well as nanometer scale diameter and high aspect ratio, which make them an ideal …

[HTML][HTML] Directional alignment of carbon nanotubes in polymer matrices: Contemporary approaches and future advances

PS Goh, AF Ismail, BC Ng - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The emergence of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has created new opportunities for the
fabrication of polymer composites that possess strong potential for a wide spectrum of …

FDM 3D printing of MWCNT re-inforced ABS nano-composite parts with enhanced mechanical and electrical properties

HK Sezer, O Eren - Journal of manufacturing processes, 2019 - Elsevier
This work presents significant mechanical and electrical property enhancement of 3D
printed parts through dispersion of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) using twin-screw …

Flow induced orientation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in polycarbonate nanocomposites: Rheology, conductivity and mechanical properties

S Abbasi, PJ Carreau, A Derdouri - Polymer, 2010 - Elsevier
We investigated the effect of flow field and deformation rate on the nanotube alignment and
on the properties of PC/multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites. Samples of various …

Anisotropic electrical conductivity of polymer composites with aligned carbon nanotubes

S Gong, ZH Zhu, SA Meguid - Polymer, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper studies the effect of carbon nanotube (CNT) alignment on anisotropy of electrical
conductivity of CNT enhanced polymer composites. A new CNT percolation network model …

Recent developments concerning the dispersion of carbon nanotubes in polymers

BP Grady - Macromolecular rapid communications, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to control the dispersion of carbon nanotubes in polymers is key to most
applications of nanotube‐polymer composites. This feature article describes recent …

Improvement of mechanical and thermal properties of carbon nanotube composites through nanotube functionalization and processing methods

NG Sahoo, HKF Cheng, J Cai, L Li, SH Chan… - Materials chemistry and …, 2009 - Elsevier
The effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and processing methods on the
morphological, dynamic mechanical, mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of …

Effect of clay content and clay/surfactant on the mechanical, thermal and barrier properties of polystyrene/organoclay nanocomposites

A Arora, V Choudhary, DK Sharma - Journal of Polymer Research, 2011 - Springer
In the present paper, three ammonium salts namely, tetraethylammonium bromide (TEAB),
tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBAB), and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) were …

Optimization of tensile strength of poly (lactic acid)/graphene nanocomposites using response surface methodology

BW Chieng, NA Ibrahim… - … -Plastics Technology and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Response surface methodology (RSM) coupled with central composite design (CCD) was
employed to optimize the tensile strength of poly (lactic acid)(PLA)/graphene …

Specific functionalization of carbon nanotubes for advanced polymer nanocomposites

NG Sahoo, HKF Cheng, L Li, SH Chan… - Advanced Functional …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A novel approach to chemically functionalize multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) for
making advanced polymeric nanocomposites with liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs) is …