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Korea-Australia Rheology Journal, Vol.17, No.2, 41-45, June, 2005
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Effective in-situ preparation and characteristics of polystyrene-grafted carbon nanotube composites
Jun Uk Park, Saehan Cho, Kwang Soo Cho1, Kyung Hyun Ahn†, Seung Jong Lee, and Seong Jae Lee2
  • School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744, Korea
  • 1Department of Polymer Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea
  • 2Department of Polymer Engineering, The University of Suwon, Gyeonggi 445-743, Korea
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As an effort to explore the effective use of carbon nanotubes as a reinforcing material for advanced nanocomposites with polymer matrices, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were successfully incorporated into polystyrene (PS) via in-situ bulk polymerization. Various experimental techniques revealed that the covalent bonds formed between PS radicals and acid-treated carbon nanotubes are favorable resulting in an effective load transfer. The enhanced storage modulus of the nanocomposites suggests a strong possibility for the potential use in industrial applications.
Keywords:polystyrene/carbon nanotube composites;in-situ bulk polymerization;morphology;storage modulus
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