Fiber-reinforced polymer composites containing functionalized carbon nanotubes

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dc.contributor.assigneeRice Universityen_US
dc.contributor.publisherUnited States Patent and Trademark Officeen_US
dc.creatorZhu, Jiangen_US
dc.creatorKhabashesku, Valery N.en_US
dc.creatorPeng, Haiqingen_US
dc.creatorBarrera, Enrique V.en_US
dc.creatorMargrave, John L.en_US
dc.creatorMargrave, Mary Louen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-04T19:06:00Zen_US
dc.date.available2015-05-04T19:06:00Zen_US
dc.date.filed2009-09-03en_US
dc.date.issued2012-05-29en_US
dc.description.abstractThe present invention is directed to methods of integrating carbon nanotubes into epoxy polymer composites via chemical functionalization of carbon nanotubes, and to the carbon nanotube-epoxy polymer composites produced by such methods. Integration is enhanced through improved dispersion and/or covalent bonding with the epoxy matrix during the curing process. In general, such methods involve the attachment of chemical moieties (i.e., functional groups) to the sidewall and/or end-cap of carbon nanotubes such that the chemical moieties react with either the epoxy precursor(s) or the curing agent(s) (or both) during the curing process. Additionally, in some embodiments, these or additional chemical moieties can function to facilitate dispersion of the carbon nanotubes by decreasing the van der Waals attractive forces between the nanotubes.en_US
dc.digitization.specificationsThis patent information was downloaded from the US Patent and Trademark website (http://www.uspto.gov/) as image-PDFs. The PDFs were OCRed for access purposes.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationZhu, Jiang, Khabashesku, Valery N., Peng, Haiqing, Barrera, Enrique V., Margrave, John L. and Margrave, Mary Lou, "Fiber-reinforced polymer composites containing functionalized carbon nanotubes." Patent US8187703B2. issued 2012-05-29. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1911/80094.en_US
dc.identifier.patentIDUS8187703B2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/80094en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.titleFiber-reinforced polymer composites containing functionalized carbon nanotubesen_US
dc.typeUtility patenten_US
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