Continuous preparation of multiscale reinforcement by electrophoretic deposition of carbon nanotubes onto carbon fiber tows
Continuous preparation of multiscale reinforcement by electrophoretic deposition of carbon nanotubes onto carbon fiber tows
- Carbon, 50(8), p.3101-3103, 2012 .
The simple and continuous deposition of carbon nanotubes onto the surface of carbon fiber tows, using ethanol as a dispersive medium, was achieved by the electrophoretic process. The resulting materials showed a uniform distribution of carbon nanotubes on the fiber surface. Such a continuous process provides industrial potential for preparing a multiscale carbon nanotube-carbon fiber reinforcement.
The simple and continuous deposition of carbon nanotubes onto the surface of carbon fiber tows, using ethanol as a dispersive medium, was achieved by the electrophoretic process. The resulting materials showed a uniform distribution of carbon nanotubes on the fiber surface. Such a continuous process provides industrial potential for preparing a multiscale carbon nanotube-carbon fiber reinforcement.