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Rheology of polycarbonate reinforcedwith functionalized and unfunctionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes

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Nanocomposites of polycarbonate (PC) containing low concentrations of pristine and COOH and OH functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs, COOH-SWNTs and OH-SWNTs) were prepared by melt-mixing and analyzed using rheology and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The steady state and linear viscoelastic behavior of each nanocomposite material is presented and compared to that of the neat PC. SEM analysis revealed that samples containing functionalized SWNTs were more dispersible than samples containing the pristine SWNTs.

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  1. Department of Engineering and Technology, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, 48859, USA

    M. P. Lalko

  2. Center for Polymer Fluid Dynamics, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, 48859, USA

    Leela Rakesh

  3. Department of Physics, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, 48859, USA

    S. Hirschi

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Lalko, M.P., Rakesh, L. & Hirschi, S. Rheology of polycarbonate reinforcedwith functionalized and unfunctionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes. J Therm Anal Calorim 95, 203–206 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-008-8984-4

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