Polymer Composites of Carbon Nanotubes Aligned by a Magnetic Field

By T. Kimura, H. Ago, M. Tobita, S. Ohshima, M. Kyotani, M. Yumura. 2002

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Subfields: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering

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The present status and key problems of carbon nanotube based polymer composites (2007, methodology): “This has been done by several groups [47–57] based on slicing the composite [51], mechanical stretching [52, 53], filtrating the CNT dispersion under a high magnetic field [54], melt-processing and electrospinning [55], etc.”
Biodegradable polymer matrix nanocomposites for tissue engineering: A review (2010, background): “CNFs can orientate along the axis of electrospun fibres due to the sink flow and the high extension of the electrospun jet [192].”
Fundamentals, processes and applications of high-permittivity polymer–matrix composites (2012, positive): “TEM image of MWNT aligned by high magnetic field (10T) in PE [194].”
Carbon nanotube–polymer composites: Chemistry, processing, mechanical and electrical properties (2010, methodology): “[225] have mixed styrene monomer with nanotubes and subjected the suspension to a constant magnetic field of 10 T.”
Review of the mechanical properties of carbon nanofiber/polymer composites (2011, positive): “In addition, some processing aids can be used to enhance the dispersion and/or alignment of VGCNFs such as sonication [57], surfactants [58], nanofiller functionalization or grafting [59,60] and magnetic fields [61].”
Properties of carbon nanotube-polymer composites aligned in a magnetic field (2007, methodology): “There are several different methods available to align carbon nanotubes, including slicing [18], chemical vapor deposition [19], melt processing [20], mechanical stretching [21], electrophoresis [22], application of magnetic fields [23–25], and electrospinning [26–28].”
Magnetically processed carbon nanotube/epoxy nanocomposites: Morphology, thermal, and mechanical properties (2010, background): “These results agree with the enhancement of magnetically aligned samples properties reported by other researchers [31,32,35,42].”
Characterization of conductive multiwall carbon nanotube/polystyrene composites prepared by latex technology (2007, methodology): “To incorporate CNTs in polymer matrices, several methods have been proposed, including melt-processing [15–17] and extrusion [18], mechanical stretching [19], spin coating [20], the use of latex technology [9,21] or magnetic fields [22], a coagulation method [23] and in situ polymerization [24,25].”