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Polymer Nanocomposites for Aerospace Applications: Characterization
Author(s) -
Njuguna J.,
Pielichowski K.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.200305110
Subject(s) - characterization (materials science) , materials science , nanocomposite , aerospace , polymer nanocomposite , polymer , fiber , nanotechnology , composite material , aerospace engineering , engineering
Development of several advanced miscroscopic and sprectroscopic techniques have played a key role in the development of characterization and parametric studies of polymer nanocomposites starting from the molecular level. The main issues affecting the production of good quality composites are fiber alignment, fiber‐matrix adhesion and fiber dispersion which makes characterization so vital. The current work reviews the ongoing investigations and techniques to overcome the challenges posed by polymer nanocomposites characterization.