?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Amino+Functionalisation+of+Carbon+Nanotube+Webs+for+Achieving+High+Structural+Performance+of+Multifunctional+Nano-enhanced+Hierarchical+Composites&rft.creator=Nistal%2C+A&rft.creator=Chitwan%2C+R&rft.creator=Falzon%2C+BG&rft.creator=Hawkins%2C+SC&rft.description=Carbon+nanotube+(CNT)+assemblies+such+as+webs+(CNTw)+are+functionalised+in+gas-phase+reaction+in+order+to+chemically+modify+the+CNT+surface+without+disturbing+its+overall+structure.+It+is+proposed+for+the+first+time+to+amino+functionalise+CNT+assemblies+in+gas-phase+to+promote+bonding+with+epoxy+matrices.+Two+different+diamines+are+selected%2C+aliphatic+(ethylenediamine%2C+EDA)+and+aromatic+(1%2C5-diaminonaphtalene%2C+DAN).+The+presence+of+the+diamine+molecules+is+confirmed+by+infrared+spectroscopy+and+the+amount+incorporated+is+estimated+by+thermogravimetric+analysis.+Its+influence+on+fracture+toughness+is+studied+using+a+Mode+I+interlaminar+fracture+toughness.+The+functionalisation+of+the+CNTw+with+EDA+results+in+an+increase+in+GICof+20+%25+while+the+same+procedure+with+DAN+gives+no+improvement.+This+different+observed+behaviour+is+due+to+the+different+temperature+required+to+activate+the+diamines+to+react+with+the+epoxy+rings+of+the+epoxy+system%2C+as+seen+by+differential+scanning+calorimetry.&rft.subject=Carbon+nanotube+web%2C+Functionalisation%2C+Amino%2C+Mode+I+fracture+Toughness%2C+Composites&rft.publisher=ICCM&rft.date=2017-08-20&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Proceedings+of+the+21st+International+Conference+on+Composite+Materials.++(pp.+p.+3662).++ICCM%3A+Xi'an%2C+China.+(2017)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10059413%2F1%2FFull%2520Paper-Amino%2520Functionalisation%2520of%2520CNTw%2520for%2520achieving%2520high%2520structural%2520performance%2520of%2520multifunctional%2520composites.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10059413%2F&rft.rights=open