Zhang K, Choi HJ. Smart Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites and Their Electrorheological Response.
MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2014;
7:3399-3414. [PMID:
28788624 PMCID:
PMC5453228 DOI:
10.3390/ma7053399]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2013] [Revised: 04/06/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
This review article summarizes the preparation of polymer/carbon nanotube (CNT) nanocomposites and their applications as electrorheological (ER) fluids. These ER fluids exhibited a controllable electro-response under an applied electric field due to the presence of well-dispersed CNTs. The background, morphology, preparations, and characteristics of these materials are discussed, specifically focusing on the various approaches in the preparation of polymer/CNT nanocomposites, morphology, and their effects on the ER characteristics.
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