A wireless smart UV accumulation patch based on conductive polymer and CNT composites

Manufacture of Cnt Reinforced Polymer Composites Using Nanofibers Containing Cnt

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), discovered by Japanese scientist Sumio Iijima, have outstanding material properties such as mechanical, thermal, electrical, and magnetic properties. For example, CNTs are not only lighter than common irons, but also 100 times stronger than the irons. However, CNTs are so tiny, that is, surface area per volume is relatively large. Consequently, they tend to agglomerate....

Highly conductive and stretchable polymer composites based on graphene/MWCNT network.

We have manufactured a highly conductive and stretchable composite by backfilling a preformed graphene/MWCNT aerogel with poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS). The electrical conductivity of our product can reach 2.8 S cm(-1) with only 1.3 wt% graphene/MWCNT loading, and remains constant after 100 times repeated stretching by 20% and 5000 times bending.

Mechanical Properties of CNT-Reinforced Polymer Nano-composites: A Molecular Dynamics Study

Understanding the mechanism underlying the behavior of polymer-based nanocomposites requires investigation at the molecular level. In the current study, an atomistic simulation based on molecular dynamics was performed to characterize the mechanical properties of polycarbonate (PC) nanocomposites reinforced with single-walled armchair carbon nanotubes (SWCNT). The stiffness matrix and elastic p...

Development and Modeling of Thermally Conductive Polymer/Carbon Composites

Electrically Conductive Latex-Based Composites

Electrically conductive polymer composites filled with carbon black can exhibit the mechanical behavior of a polymer and metallic electrical conductivity. Unfortunately, excessive amounts of carbon black can produce brittle films and too little carbon black can result in low conductivity. Composite conductivity can be dramatically improved by using latex as the matrix starting material. Latex p...