Composites

Stronger CNTs for composites

The National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Engineering was awarded for its work on a mechanical densification process for CNT fibres and films.

Manufacturing pilot of kilometre-long carbon nanotube fibres and thin films. © National University of Singapore

12th December 2016

Innovation in Textiles
| Singapore

Civil Engineering

The process is said to apply higher densifying forces in the lateral direction of CNT fibres and films than is possible with existing methods such as liquid densification and twisting, or drawing through dies.

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