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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461077103321

Titolo

Polymer carbon nanotube composites : the polymer latex concept / / Nadia Grossiord, Marie Claire Hermant, Cor Koning

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Pan Stanford Pub., , 2012

ISBN

0-429-06623-6

981-4364-16-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GrossiordNadia

HermantMarie Claire

KoningCor

Disciplina

620.193

Soggetti

Nanotubes

Polymers

Composite materials

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Preface; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Toolbox for Dispersing Carbon Nanotubes into Polymers to Get Electrically Conductive Nanocomposites; 3. Tailoring and Monitoring the Sonication-Driven Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes in Aqueous Surfactant Solutions; 4. Aspects of Processing Methods and Conditions Affecting Percolation Networks; 5. On the Versatility of the Latex-Based Process Regarding the Choice of the Polymer Matrix of the Nanocomposite; 6. Manipulating the Percolation of CNTs Using Hybrid Composite Systems; 7. Future Perspectives

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides readers with a comprehensive toolbox for dispersing single-walled and multiwalled carbon nanotubes in thermoplastic polymer matrices. The book starts with an overview of all known techniques for dispersing CNTs in thermoplastic polymers and then concentrates on one of the most versatile techniques known nowadays: the so-called latex technology. Also discussed are the basic principles of this latex technology, the role of the matrix viscosity on percolation threshold, the importance of the intrinsic CNT quality, the



use of ""smart"" surfactants facilitating electron transport