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http://dx.doi.org/10.7234/composres.2016.29.4.186

High Strength Electrospun Nanofiber Mats via CNT Reinforcement: A Review  

Pant, Bishweshwar (Department of Chemistry, Inha University)
Park, Mira (Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Chonbuk National University)
Park, Soo-Jin (Department of Chemistry, Inha University)
Kim, Hak Yong (Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Chonbuk National University)
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Composites Research / v.29, no.4, 2016 , pp. 186-193 More about this Journal
Abstract
The development of electrospun nanofibers with improved mechanical properties is of great scientific and technological interest because of their wide-range of applications. Reinforcement of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into the polymer matrix is considered as a promising strategy for substantially enhancing the mechanical properties of resulting CNTs/polymer composite mats on account of extraordinary mechanical properties of CNTs such as ultra-high Young's modulus and tensile strengths. This paper summarizes the recent developments on electrospun CNTs/polymer composite mats with an emphasis on their mechanical properties.
Keywords
Electrospinning; Nanofibers; Carbonnanotubes (CNTs)/polymer composite; Reinforcement;
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