Abstract
With continued developments in the synthesis and production of carbon nanotubes, composite materials containing nanotubes are a near-term application and will see innovations that take advantage of their special properties. New conducting polymers, multifunctional polymer composites, conducting metal matrix composites, and higher fracture-strength ceramics are just a few of the new materials being processed that make them near-term opportunities. Moreover, high conductors that are multifunctional (electrical and structural), highly anisotropic insulators and high-strength, porous ceramics are more examples of new materials that can come from nanotubes. Figure 11.1 shows some of the opportunities that will emerge from new nanotube-reinforced composites.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Carbon Nanotubes |
| Subtitle of host publication | Science and Applications |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 253-276 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780203494936 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780849321115 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
- Chemistry(all)
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Materials Science(all)