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Sensing/actuating materials made from carbon nanotube polymer composites and methods for making same
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Description | An electroactive sensing or actuating material comprises a composite made from a polymer with polarizable moieties and an effective amount of carbon nanotubes incorporated in the polymer for a predetermined electromechanical operation of the composite when such composite is affected by an external stimulus. In another embodiment, the composite comprises a third component of micro-sized to nano-sized particles of an electroactive ceramic that is also incorporated in the polymer matrix. The method for making the three-phase composite comprises either incorporating the carbon nanotubes in the polymer matrix before incorporation of the particles of ceramic or mixing the carbon nanotubes and particles of ceramic together in a solution before incorporation in the polymer matrix. |
| File Size | 490582 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20090002658 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8dg1qk5n |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2008-07-22 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Composite Materials Carbon Nanotubes Patents Ceramics Detection Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |
