Study on the Effects of the Interphase Region on the Network Properties in Polymer Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Background
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Evaluation of Predictions
3.2. Parametric Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Zare, Y.; Rhee, K.Y. Study on the Effects of the Interphase Region on the Network Properties in Polymer Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites. Polymers 2020, 12, 182. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12010182
Zare Y, Rhee KY. Study on the Effects of the Interphase Region on the Network Properties in Polymer Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites. Polymers. 2020; 12(1):182. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12010182
Chicago/Turabian StyleZare, Yasser, and Kyong Yop Rhee. 2020. "Study on the Effects of the Interphase Region on the Network Properties in Polymer Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites" Polymers 12, no. 1: 182. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12010182
APA StyleZare, Y., & Rhee, K. Y. (2020). Study on the Effects of the Interphase Region on the Network Properties in Polymer Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites. Polymers, 12(1), 182. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12010182