Hybrid Carbon Fibers/Carbon Nanotubes Structures for Next Generation Polymeric Composites

Hybrid Structures of NiTi and Carbon Nanotubes

K. A. Juggernauth , K. Sun , A. J. Hart , and S. Daly c a Macromolecular Science and Research Center, University of Michigan, 2455 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 b Electron Microbeam Analysis Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, 2455 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 c Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2350 Hayward St, A...

Functionalized few-walled carbon nanotubes for mechanical reinforcement of polymeric composites.

Compared to single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and more defective multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), the thin few-walled carbon nanotubes (FWNTs) are believed to have extraordinary mechanical properties. However, the enhancement of mechanical properties in FWNTs-polymer composites has remained elusive. In this study, free-standing carbon nanotubes (CNTs)/polymer composite films were fabr...

Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Composites for Biomedical Applications

This review paper reported carbon nanotubes reinforced composites for biomedical applications. Several studies have found enhancement in the mechanical properties of CNTs-based reinforced composites by the addition of CNTs. CNTs reinforced composites have been intensively investigated for many aspects of life, especially being made for biomedical applications. The review introduced fabrication ...

Carbon Nanotubes and Their Composites

Long Carbon Nanotubes Grown on the Surface of Fibers for Hybrid Composites

C ARBON nanotubes (CNTs) have been the focus of considerable research since Iijima [1] confirmed their structure in 1991. In addition to the exceptional electronic and thermal properties associated with CNTs, they have also been reported to possess exceptional mechanical properties: for example, an extensional modulus of approximately 1 TPa and fracture strength of approximately 130 GPa for mul...