March 2011
Intermediate to advanced
848 pages
27h 25m
English
S.H. Goh, National University of Singapore, Singapore
This chapter reviews the use of polymer-grafted carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to enhance the mechanical properties of various polymers. Pristine CNTs generally improve the stiffness and strength of a polymer, at the expense of ductility and toughness. Grafting of polymers onto CNTs reduces the tendency of the nanotubes to aggregate and improves the efficiency of stress transfer from the matrix to the nanotubes. As a result, the mechanical properties of polymers are significantly enhanced by the incorporation of polymer-grafted CNTs.
Key words
carbon nanotube
mechanical properties
polymer composites ...
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