Single-wall carbon nanotubes strength

Active carbon has exceptional adsorption properties because of its high surface area, its developed porosity, the wide variety of functional groups in its surface, and its relatively high mechanical strength [77-79], As a result, active carbons are usually applied in numerous industrial procedures for the elimination of impurities from gases and liquids [77], In this section, two examples of carbon-related adsorbents, that is, a Fisher powdered active carbon and a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT), are presented [80],... 

Single-walled carbon nanotubes are known to possess extraordinary strength.138 Mechanical properties of BN nanotubes would be worthy of exploration. Unlike carbon nanotubes, BN nanotubes are predicted to have stable insulating properties independent of their structure and morphology. Thus, BN tubes can be used as nano-insulating devices for encapsulating conducting materials like metallic wires. Filled BN nanotubes are expected to be useful in nanoscale electronic devices and for the preparation of nano-structured ceramics. 

Hydroxyapatite substituted with metabolic elements such as Sr, Mg and Zn were deposited by pulsed current ECD technique (Gopi et al., 2014). The coatings imparted sufficient corrosion resistance to the Ti alloy substrate and showed potential for suitable cell attachment and proliferation. Addition of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCTs) to electrochemically deposited hydroxyapatite increased the coating bond strength to 26 MPa, an improvement of about 70% over that of pure hydroxyapatite (Pei et al., 2014). 

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Sun X and Zhao W (2005) Prediction of stifftiess and strength of single-walled carbon nanotubes by molecular-mechanics based finite element approach. Mater Sci Eng A 390 366-371. 

Roy D, Bhattacharyya S, Rachamim A, Plati A, Saboungi M-L (2010) Measurement of interfacial shear strength in single wall carbon nanotubes reinforced composite using Raman spectroscopy. J Appl Phys 107(4), art no 043501... 

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