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126:789–795
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reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposites. J Appl Polym Sci 124:765–780
84. Sui G, Zhong WH, Ren X (2009) Structure, mechanical properties and friction behavior of
UHMWPE/HDPE/carbon nanofibers. Mater Chem Phys 115(1):404–412
85. Li Y, Shimizu H (2009) Toward a stretchable, elastic, and electrically conductive
nanocomposite: morphology and properties of poly[styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylene)-bstyrene]/multiwalled carbon nanotube composites fabricated by high-shear processing.
Macromolecules 42:2587–2593
86. Potschke P, Abdel-Goad M, Alig I, Dudkin S, Lellinger D (2004) Rheological and dielectrical
characterization of melt mixed polycarbonate-multiwalled carbon nanotube composites.
Polymer 45:8863–8870
87. Fan X, Wang Z, Wang K, Deng H, Chen F, Fu Q (2012) Acid-modified carbon nanotubes
distribution and mechanical enhancement in polystyrene/elastomer blends. Polym Eng Sci
52:964–971
88. Puglia D, Valentini I, Kenny JM (2003) Analysis of the cure reaction of carbon nanotubes/
epoxy resin composites through thermal analysis and Raman spectroscopy. J Appl Polym Sci
88:452–458
89. Sui G, Zhong W, Yang X, Zhao S (2007) Processing and material characteristics of a carbonnanotube-reinforced natural rubber. Macromol Mater Eng 292:1020–1026
90. Szymczyk A (2012) Poly(trimethylene terephthalate-block-tetramethylene oxide) elastomer/
single-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposites: synthesis, structure, and properties. J Appl
Polym Sci 126:796–807
91. Zhu J, Wei S, Ryu J, Guo Z (2011) Strain-sensing elastomer/carbon nanofiber
“Metacomposites”. J Phys Chem C 115:13215–13222
92. Maiti P, Nandi AK (1995) Influence of chain structure on the miscibility of poly(viny1idene
fluoride) with poly(methyl acrylate). Macromolecules 28:8511–8516
93. Maiti P, Chatterjee J, Nandi AK (1993) Melting and crystallization behaviour of poly
(vinylidene fluoride) in its blends with polyacrylates, polyacrylates, poly(vinyl esters) and
poly(aryl ether ether ketone). Polymer 34:4273–4279
94. Nah C, Lim JY, Cho BH, Hong CK, Gent AN (2010) Reinforcing rubber with carbon
nanotubes. J Appl Polym Sci 118:1574–1581
95. Shanmugharaj AM, Bae JH, Lee KY, Noh WH, Lee SH, Ryu SH (2007) Physical and
chemical characteristics of multiwalled carbon nanotubes functionalized with aminosilane
and its influence on the properties of natural rubber composites. Compos Sci Technol
67:1813–1822
96. Koerner H, Liu W, Alexander M (2005) Deformation-morphology correlations in electrically
conductive carbon nanotube-thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposites. Polymer
46:4405–4420
97. Fornes TD, Paul DR (2003) Modeling properties of nylon6/clay nanocomposites using
composite theories. Polymer 44:4993–5013
98. Quijano JRB, Aviles F, Cauich-Rodriguez JV (2013) Sensing of large strain using multiwall
carbon nanotube/segmented polyurethane composites. J Appl Polym Sci. doi:10.1002/APP.
1-8
99. Bhattacharyya S, Sinturel C, Bahloul O, Saboungi ML, Thomas S, Salvetat JP (2008)
Improving reinforcement of natural rubber by networking of activated carbon nanotubes.
Carbon 46:1037–1045
100. Samir MASA, Alloin F, Dufresne A (2005) Review of recent research into cellulosic
whiskers, their properties and their application in nanocomposite field. Biomacromolecules
6(2):612–26
101. Tiwari VK, Kulriya PK, Avasthi DK, Maiti P (2009) Poly(Vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluro
propylene)/layered silicate nanocomposites: the effect of swift heavy ion. J Phys Chem B
113:11632–11641
40
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