Continuous fiber of single-wall carbon nanotubes

Details Continuous fiber of single-wall carbon nanotubes Continuous fiber of single-wall carbon nanotubes

2005-12-27

2005-12-27

Hendrickson, Stuart (Department: 1754)

Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 ser

Synthetic resins

At least one aryl ring which is part of a fused or bridged...

C423S447200, C428S367000

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06979709

ABSTRACT:
This invention relates generally to carbon fiber produced from single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) molecular arrays. In one embodiment, the present invention involves a macroscopic carbon fiber comprising at least 106signal-wall carbon nanotubes in generally parallel orientation.

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