InTech. 2011. 410 p.
Polymer nanocomposites are a class of material with a great deal of promise for potential applications in various industries ranging from construction to aerospace. The main difference between polymeric nanocomposites and conventional composites is the filler that is being used for reinforcement. In the nanocomposites the reinforcement is on the order of nanometer that leads to a very different final macroscopic property. Due to this unique feature polymeric nanocomposites have been studied exclusively in the last decade using various nanofillers such as minerals, sheets or fibers. This books focuses on the preparation and property analysis of polymer nanocomposites with CNTs (fibers) as nano fillers. The book has been divided into three sections. The first section deals with fabrication and property analysis of new carbon nanotube structures. The second section deals with preparation and characterization of polymer composites with CNTs followed by the various applications of polymers with CNTs in the third section.
Contents
Preface
Part 1 Fabrication and Property Analysis of Carbon Nanotubes
Growth of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes by RF-DC Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition
Carbon Nanotubes Engineering Assisted by Natural Biopolymers
Elastic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
Part 2 Preparation and Characterization of Polymer Composites with CNTs
Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites
Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes
Preparation and Applicability of Vinyl Alcohol Group Containing Polymer/MWNT Nanocomposite Using a Simple Saponification Method
Reinforcement Effects of CNTs for Polymer-Based Nanocomposites
Characterization of Nanotube-Reinforced Polymer Composites
Carbon Nanotubes as Conductive Filler in Segregated Polymer Composites - Electrical Properties
Conductivity Percolation of Carbon Nanotubes in Polyacrylamide Gels
Electrical Properties of CNT-Based Polymeric Matrix Nanocomposites
Polymer Composites with Carbon Nanotubes in Alignment
Silanization of Carbon Nanotubes: Surface Modification and Polymer Nanocomposites
Prediction of the Elastic Properties of Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polymers: A Comparative Study of Several Micromechanical Models
About Grafting of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on the Oligo-N-Vinyl Carbazole and Copolymer Involving N-Vinylcarbazole and Hexylthiophene
Giant Moment Enhancement of Magnetic Nanoparticles Embedded in Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Consistent with Ultrahigh Temperature Superconductivity
Carbon Nanotubes Influence on Balk and Surface Properties of the Optical Materials
Part 3 Applications
The Application of Carbon Nanotube to Bone Cement
Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as a Molecular Heater for Thermoresponsive Polymer Gel Composite
Polymer nanocomposites are a class of material with a great deal of promise for potential applications in various industries ranging from construction to aerospace. The main difference between polymeric nanocomposites and conventional composites is the filler that is being used for reinforcement. In the nanocomposites the reinforcement is on the order of nanometer that leads to a very different final macroscopic property. Due to this unique feature polymeric nanocomposites have been studied exclusively in the last decade using various nanofillers such as minerals, sheets or fibers. This books focuses on the preparation and property analysis of polymer nanocomposites with CNTs (fibers) as nano fillers. The book has been divided into three sections. The first section deals with fabrication and property analysis of new carbon nanotube structures. The second section deals with preparation and characterization of polymer composites with CNTs followed by the various applications of polymers with CNTs in the third section.
Contents
Preface
Part 1 Fabrication and Property Analysis of Carbon Nanotubes
Growth of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes by RF-DC Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition
Carbon Nanotubes Engineering Assisted by Natural Biopolymers
Elastic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
Part 2 Preparation and Characterization of Polymer Composites with CNTs
Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites
Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes
Preparation and Applicability of Vinyl Alcohol Group Containing Polymer/MWNT Nanocomposite Using a Simple Saponification Method
Reinforcement Effects of CNTs for Polymer-Based Nanocomposites
Characterization of Nanotube-Reinforced Polymer Composites
Carbon Nanotubes as Conductive Filler in Segregated Polymer Composites - Electrical Properties
Conductivity Percolation of Carbon Nanotubes in Polyacrylamide Gels
Electrical Properties of CNT-Based Polymeric Matrix Nanocomposites
Polymer Composites with Carbon Nanotubes in Alignment
Silanization of Carbon Nanotubes: Surface Modification and Polymer Nanocomposites
Prediction of the Elastic Properties of Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polymers: A Comparative Study of Several Micromechanical Models
About Grafting of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on the Oligo-N-Vinyl Carbazole and Copolymer Involving N-Vinylcarbazole and Hexylthiophene
Giant Moment Enhancement of Magnetic Nanoparticles Embedded in Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Consistent with Ultrahigh Temperature Superconductivity
Carbon Nanotubes Influence on Balk and Surface Properties of the Optical Materials
Part 3 Applications
The Application of Carbon Nanotube to Bone Cement
Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as a Molecular Heater for Thermoresponsive Polymer Gel Composite