Carbon nanotube-reinforced composites aggregation

Carbon nanotubes generally tend to exist as bundles or even networks of aggregates because of strong nonbonded interactions. To exploit their full potential as fillers, however, techniques that achieve near-complete dispersion of nanofibers and improve tbeir compatibility with the polymers, need to be developed. Data on single-fiber measurements that illustrate the reinforcing effect of CNTs in fibers are sparse in the literature (Pomes et al. 2006 Moore et al. 2004). Recent studies on melt-spun conventional composite fibers of polypropylene illustrates reinforcement by CNTs (Moore et al. 2004). 

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