Issue 33, 2011
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Excellent cushioning by polymer-concreted arrays of aligned carbon nanotubes†

Yu-Hsien Lin,a   Yao-Cheng Lai,a   Chieh-Lien Lua  and  Wen-Kuang Hsu*a  

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a Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
E-mail: wkhsu@mx.nthu.edu.tw
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Abstract

Composite films made from polymer-concreted arrays of aligned carbon nanotubes exhibit an exceptional absorption of impact energy and cushioning through collective buckling of nanotubes similar to that of foam mattresses. The sag factor along the tensile axis has been evaluated to be greater than previously reported data by 10–20%.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1JM12200B
Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 May 2011
Accepted
16 Jun 2011
First published
19 Jul 2011

J. Mater. Chem., 2011,21, 12485-12488

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Excellent cushioning by polymer-concreted arrays of aligned carbon nanotubes

Y. Lin, Y. Lai, C. Lu and W. Hsu, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 12485 DOI: 10.1039/C1JM12200B

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