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Macromol. Mater. Eng. 11/2009
Author(s) -
Deng Hua,
Zhang Rui,
Reynolds Christopher T.,
Bilotti Emiliano,
Peijs Ton
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.200990018
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , polymer , nanocomposite , annealing (glass) , core (optical fiber) , composite number , carbon nanotube , electrical conductor , percolation (cognitive psychology) , polymer science , biology , neuroscience
Cover: A new concept is described for the creation of multifunctional polymer nanocomposite tapes (or fibres) that combine high stiffness and strength with good electrical properties. The concept is based on a bicomponent tape construction consisting of a highly oriented polymer core and a conductive polymer composite (CPC) skin based on carbon nanotubes and a polymer with a lower melting temperature than the core, enabling thermal annealing of these skins to improve conductivity through a dynamic percolation process while retaining the properties of the core and hence those of the tape. Further details can be found in the article by H. Deng, R. Zhang, C. T. Reynolds, E. Bilotti, and T. Peijs * on page 749 .