Small but strong: A review of the mechanical properties of carbon nanotube–polymer composites

Carbon - Tập 44 Số 9 - Trang 1624-1652 - 2006
Jonathan N. Coleman1, Umar Khan1, Werner J. Blau1, Yurii K. Gun’ko2
1School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
2School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland

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