Reinforcing Epoxy Polymer Composites Through Covalent Integration of Functionalized Nanotubes

By Jixin Zhu, Haiqing Peng, F. Rodríguez-Macias, J. Margrave, V. Khabashesku, A. Imam, K. Lozano, Enrique V. Barrera. 2004

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Subfields: Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Polymers and Plastics

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