Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are crystalline, tubular, carbon structures with extraordinary mechanical, chemical, optical, and electrical properties. These unique properties make CNTs potentially valuable in a wide range of end-use applications. We review various nanotube/polymer composite fabrication methods including physical mixing in solution, infiltration of monomers in the presence of a nanotube mat and chemical functionalization of CNTs by plasma treatment highlighting the current opportunities for efficiently translating the extraordinary properties of carbon nanotubes to polymer matrices in hopes of facilitating progress in this emerging area.
Methods for Improving the Integration of FunctionalizedCarbon Nanotubes in Polymers
VALENTINI, LUCA;PUGLIA, Debora;KENNY, Jose Maria
2013
Abstract
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are crystalline, tubular, carbon structures with extraordinary mechanical, chemical, optical, and electrical properties. These unique properties make CNTs potentially valuable in a wide range of end-use applications. We review various nanotube/polymer composite fabrication methods including physical mixing in solution, infiltration of monomers in the presence of a nanotube mat and chemical functionalization of CNTs by plasma treatment highlighting the current opportunities for efficiently translating the extraordinary properties of carbon nanotubes to polymer matrices in hopes of facilitating progress in this emerging area.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
