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Small but strong: A review of the mechanical properties of carbon nanotube–polymer composites
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In this article, a review of the progress to date in the field of mechanical reinforcement of polymers using nanotubes is presented, and the most promising processing methods for mechanical reinforcement are discussed.About:
This article is published in Carbon.The article was published on 2006-08-01. It has received 3770 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes & Reinforcement.read more
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Carbon Nanotubes: Present and Future Commercial Applications
Michael De Volder,Michael De Volder,Michael De Volder,Sameh Tawfick,Sameh Tawfick,Ray H. Baughman,A. John Hart,A. John Hart +7 more
TL;DR: Although not yet providing compelling mechanical strength or electrical or thermal conductivities for many applications, CNT yarns and sheets already have promising performance for applications including supercapacitors, actuators, and lightweight electromagnetic shields.
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Functionalization of Graphene: Covalent and Non-Covalent Approaches, Derivatives and Applications
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TL;DR: Approaches, Derivatives and Applications Vasilios Georgakilas,† Michal Otyepka,‡ Athanasios B. Bourlinos,† Vimlesh Chandra, Namdong Kim, K. Kim,§,⊥ Radek Zboril,*,‡ and Kwang S. Kim.
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Dispersion and functionalization of carbon nanotubes for polymer-based nanocomposites: a review
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the current understanding of carbon nanotubes and CNT/polymer nanocomposites with two particular topics: (i) the principles and techniques for CNT dispersion and functionalization and (ii) the effects of CNT-based functionalization on the properties of polymers.
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Carbon nanotube–polymer composites: Chemistry, processing, mechanical and electrical properties
TL;DR: In this paper, an extended account of the various chemical strategies for grafting polymers onto carbon nanotubes and the manufacturing of carbon-nanotube/polymer nanocomposites is given.
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Nanotechnology in concrete – A review
TL;DR: In this paper, the state of the field of nanotechnology in concrete is reviewed and the impact of recent advances in instrumentation and computational materials science and their use in concrete research is discussed.
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Prospects for nanotube and nanofibre composites
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Physical properties of novel free-standing polymer–nanotube thin films
TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that the presence of carbon nanotubes has no effect on the morphology of the polymer itself, and the Young's Modulus of the polymeric film was shown to double.
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Geometric constraints in the growth of nanotube-templated polymer monolayers
TL;DR: In this article, a simple and general model that describes the ordered assembly of polymer strands on nanotube surfaces is presented, based on geometric constraints that limit the maximum coverage of polymers on the walls of the nanotubes.
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Physical mechanism for the mechanical reinforcement in nanotube-polymer composite materials
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the origin of the reinforcement with the occurrence of a templating transition, in which polymers are constrained by the periodic potential of the underlying nanotube.
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Behaviours of embedded carbon nanotubes during film cracking
P C P Watts,W K Hsu +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, embedded carbon nanotubes delay polymer film cracking via tube stretching and pulling out, and tube breaking is not observed in their experiments, which contradicts a previous report.