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From: Controlling exfoliation in order to minimize damage during dispersion of long SWCNTs for advanced composites

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Difference in electrical conductivity for CNT composites prepared using different dispersion methods.

Electrical conductivity of (a) 10 wt% SG-SWCNT/fluorinated rubber composites and (b) 10 wt% SG-SWCNT/PS composites. Red bars: dispersed using turbulent flow methods. Green bar: dispersed using a cavitation method. Blue bars: dispersed using mechanical force methods. (c) Comparison of electrical conductivities of 10 wt% CNT/fluorinated rubber composites containing other MWCNTs (CNano, Nanocyl and Baytubes). (d, e) Model of the changes in the SG-SWCNT structures for two different dispersion mechanisms: (d) turbulent flow and (e) mechanical force.

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