Title:
NON-COVALENT BONDING AGENT FOR CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005120823
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A non-covalent bonding agent (425) for carbon nanotube-reinforced polymer composites. The composite includes a polymeric solid state continuous phase and one or more carbon nanotubes (410) dispersed in the continuous phase. The carbon nanotubes (410) are joined to the polymer through the use of a bonding agent (425) that mechanically couples the polymer chains (420) to the carbon nanotubes (410). The bonding agent (425) is non-covalently bonded to the carbon nanotube (410) in a manner that retains substantially all of the properties of the carbon nanotube material and therefore permitting the carbon nanotubes (410) to reinforce the polymer composite. The polymer composites may include a variety of different base polymers and may be used in a variety of applications.
Inventors:
ALBA NICOLAS A (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/004946
Publication Date:
May 26, 2006
Filing Date:
February 17, 2005
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Assignee:
UNIV FLORIDA (US)
ALBA NICOLAS A (US)
ALBA NICOLAS A (US)
International Classes:
B29D22/00; B29D23/00; B32B1/08; B32B13/02; C08K9/08; C09K3/00; C09K23/00; H05K1/02; H05K3/46
Foreign References:
| US6426134B1 | 2002-07-30 | |||
| US6531828B2 | 2003-03-11 |
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