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Crystalline polymer nanofibers with ultra-high strength and thermal conductivity

Authors :
Ramesh Shrestha
Pengfei Li
Bikramjit Chatterjee
Teng Zheng
Xufei Wu
Zeyu Liu
Tengfei Luo
Sukwon Choi
Kedar Hippalgaonkar
Maarten P. de Boer
Sheng Shen
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2018.

Abstract

Polymers compared to structural materials usually have low strength and thermal conductivity. Here the authors show a fabrication method to form bio-compatible crystalline polyethylene nanofibers that exhibit ultra-high strength, thermal conductivity and electrical insulation.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.74a6ff8eff74cc68c97a8d6fe59ffee
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03978-3