Single-walled nanotube -epoxy

The thermal degradation behavior of nanoclay-modified epoxy has been studied, and is closely linked to the fire performance. Nanoclay has little effect on this behavior, and may even reduce the temperature at which degradation starts due to the relative instability of tbe surface treatment (Brnardic et al. 2008). The addition of carbon nanofibers to an amine-cured epoxy polymer had no effect on the decomposition temperature of epoxy (Zhou et al. 2007), but single-walled nanotubes have been shown to degrade the thermal stability (Puglia et al. 2003). 

Ren Y, Fu YQ, Liao K, Li F, Cheng HM (2004). Fatigue failure mechanisms of single-walled carbon nanotube ropes embedded in epoxy. Appl. Phys. Lett. 84 2811-2813. 

Bokobza, L. Burr, A. Garnaud, G. Perrin, M. Pagnotta, S. (2004) Fibre Reinforcement of Elastomers Nanocomposites Based on Sepiolite and Poly(hydroxyethyl acrylate). Polym. Int. Vol.53, N0.8, pp.1060-1065, ISSN 0959-810 Bonduel, D. Mainil, M. Alexandre, M. Monteverde, F. Dubois, P. (2005) Supvported Coordination Polymerisation A Unique Way to Potent Polyolefin Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites. Chem. Commun. Vol.l4, No.6, pp.781-783 Bruckner, S. Meille, S. Petraccone, V. Pirozzi, B. (1991) Polymorphism in Isotactic Polypropylene. Prog. Polym. Sci. 16, No.2-3, pp.361-404 Bryning, M. Islam, M Kikkawa, J. Yodh, A. (2005) Very Low Conductivity Threshold in Bulk Isotropic Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Epoxy Composites. Ado. Mater. Vol.17, N0.9, pp.1186-1191... 

Ren, Y., Li, F., Cheng, H.-M. Liao, K. Tension—tension fatigue behavior of unidirectional single-walled carbon nanotube reinforced epoxy composite. Carbon 41, 2159-2179 (2003). 

Loos and co-workers [64] studied the effect of CNT on the mechanical and viscoelastic properties of epoxy matrices. Bisphenol A based epoxy resin nanocomposites were prepared with various small proportions of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) and then investigated using acetone as a diluent to reduce the resin viscosity, and the products after removal of the solvent were characterised by FT-IR, Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), DSC, DMA, tensile, compression, flexural and impact testing, and SEM of the fracture surfaces. The effects of small amounts of SWCNT on mechanical and viscoelastic properties of the nanocomposites are discussed in terms of structural changes in the epoxy matrix. 

The effect the addition of small amounts of single-walled carbon nanotubes was diseussed in terms of structural changes in the epoxy matrixes. 

Multiwalled carbon nanotube-polypropylene Multiwalled carbon nanotube-high-density polyethylene Multiwalled carbon nanotube-polyimides Single-walled carbon nanotube-vinylene Carbon nanotube-polyether ether ketone Multiwalled carbon nanotube-polycarbonate TjOj-coated multiwalled carbon nanotube-epoxy composites Carbon nanotube polyetherimide and epoxy resins Carbon nanotube polypyrrole... 

Bryning, MB. Islam, M.F. Kikkawa, J.M Yodh, A.G. (2005). Very low conductivity threshold in bulk isotropic single walled carbon nanotube epoxy composites. Advanced Materials, 17,1186-1191. 

Zhu, J. et al. Improving the dispersion and integration of single-walled carbon nanotubes in epoxy composites through functionalization, NanoLetters, 3,1107,2003. 

Miyagawa, H. Drzal, L.T. Thermo-physical and impact properties of epoxy nanocomposites reinforced by single-wall carbon nanotubes. Polymer 2004, 45, 5163-5170. 

Wang, Z., et al. Processing and property investigation of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) buckypaper/epoxy resin matrix nanocomposites.Co/wpox A7a 7 2004.35n01. 1225-1232. 

Figure 9.19 adapted fr-om Advanced Composites Letters, Vol. 12, 2003, authors Ren Y, Lil F, Cheng H M and Liao K, Title Fatigue behaviom of unidirectional single-walled carbon nanotube reinforced epoxy composite under tensile load, pp. 19-24, Copyright (2008) with permission from Adcotec Ltd. 

E Yan, Y Cui, J. Zhao, S. Zhang, J. Liu, J. Cheng, J. Interface molecular engineering of single-walled carbon nanotube/epoxy composites. J. Mater. Chem. 2012,22,1928-1936. 

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