Mylvaganam Kausala, Zhang Liangchi C
Centre for Advanced Materials Technology, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Recent Pat Nanotechnol. 2007;1(1):59-65. doi: 10.2174/187221007779814826.
Carbon nanotubes are being used in place of carbon fibers in making composites due to their high strength, high aspect-ratio and excellent thermal and electrical conductivity. Although carbon nanotubes were discovered more than a decade ago, works on preparation of satisfactory composites reinforced by carbon nanotubes have encountered difficulties. This review will discuss some registered patents and relevant papers on the fabrication of carbon nanotube-polymer composites on improving material properties such as electrical conductivity, mechanical strength, and radiation detection which have a broad range of applications in nano-electronic devices, and space and medical elements.
由于具有高强度、高长径比以及优异的热导率和电导率,碳纳米管正被用于替代碳纤维来制造复合材料。尽管碳纳米管在十多年前就已被发现,但制备令人满意的碳纳米管增强复合材料的工作却遇到了困难。本综述将讨论一些关于碳纳米管-聚合物复合材料制造的已注册专利和相关论文,这些复合材料在改善材料性能方面,如电导率、机械强度和辐射检测等,在纳米电子器件、太空和医疗元件中有着广泛的应用。