Role of Temperature and Carbon Nanotube Reinforcement on Epoxy based Nanocomposites

Molecular Mechanics of the Moisture Effect on Epoxy/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites

The strong structural integrity of polymer nanocomposite is influenced in the moist environment; but the fundamental mechanism is unclear, including the basis for the interactions between the absorbed water molecules and the structure, which prevents us from predicting the durability of its applications across multiple scales. In this research, a molecular dynamics model of the epoxy/single-wal...

Temperature-Compensated Force/Pressure Sensor Based on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Epoxy Composites

In this study, we propose a multi-walled carbon nanotube epoxy composite sensor for force and pressure sensing in the range of 50 N-2 kN. A manufacturing procedure, including material preparation and deposition techniques, is proposed. The electrode dimensions and the layer thickness were optimized by the finite element method. Temperature compensation is realized by four nanocomposites element...

Biofilm development on carbon nanotube/polymer nanocomposites

Processing and property investigation of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) buckypaper/epoxy resin matrix nanocomposites

Due to their extraordinary high modulus and strength, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are considered by many researchers as the most promising reinforcement materials for use in high performance composites. However, fabricating SWNT-reinforced composites with good tube dispersion and high SWNT loading is a great challenge since SWNTs have a strong tendency to form bundles or ropes and ra...

Carbon nanotube-polymer nanocomposites: The role of interfaces

Research aimed at producing new nanocomposites with improved properties has dramatically increased in the last decade, especially on materials tailored at a nanometric level, such as fullerenes and carbon nanotubes. The use of nanoforms as reinforcement of organic polymers has opened the possibility of developing novel ultra-strong and conductive nanocomposites. Nevertheless, the challenge of m...