Yiying Zhang (N12 Technologies) Mackenzie Devoe (N12 Technologies) Ben Bancroft (N12 Technologies) Heather Conway (N12 Technologies) Dan Chebot (N12 Technologies) Ryan D. Williams (N12 Technologies) Dina Deresh (N12 Technologies) Jay Maxwell (N12 Technologies) Christopher Gouldstone (N12 Technologies)

Due to interlaminar VACNT reinforcement, ILSS and OHC strength are improved for up to 33% and 7%, respectively, for cross-ply epoxy laminates, through a combination of direct crack-arresting and reduced porosity.

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Fang Wang (University of Manchester) Mark Bissett (University of Manchester) Daniel Wolverson (University of Bath) Reshef Tenne (Weizmann Institute, Israel) Robert Young (University of Manchester) Ian Kinloch (University of Manchester)

The micro mechanics of 2-dimensional reinforcements in polymer composites has been studied using Raman spectroscopy, with the results being used to establish the design rules for such composites.

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Costas Galiotis (Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences/Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas) Charalampos Androulidakis (University of Patras) Emmanuel Koukaras (Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences/Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas) John Parthenios (Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences/Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas) Konstantinos Papagelis (Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences/Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas)

In the present the mechanical behaviour of multi layer graphenes embedded in polymer matrices is examined using Raman spectroscopy.

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Zhenyu Wang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Xi Shen (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Ne Myo Han (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Xu Liu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Ying Wu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Jang-Kyo Kim (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

A unidirectional freeze casting method is used to fabricate graphene aerogels with aligned porous structure. Its epoxy composites had an ultralow percolation threshold of 0.007 vol% with anisotropic electrical properties in two orthogonal directions.

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Xu Liu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Chen Tang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Shuai Xiong (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Siyuan Xi (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Xiaohan Du (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Yuefeng Liu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Ying Wu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Zhenyu Wang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Xi Shen (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Qingbin Zheng (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Highly sensitive strain sensors based on graphene woven fabric/polydimethylsiloxane composites are developed and integrated into a wearable musical instrument which allows musician to easily produce music with hand gestures through cellphones.

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Luis Carlos Herrera-Ramírez (IMDEA Materials Institute) Roberto Guzman de Villoria (IMDEA Materials Institute)

In this work, hybrid microparticles have been synthesized and added to the interlaminar region of laminate to modify their delamination behaviour. For comparison purposes, laminates with graphite nanoplates have also been produced.

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Chen-Chi Ma (National Tsing Hua University) Sheng-Chi Lin (National Tsing Hua University) Jeng-An Wang (National Tsing Hua University) Wei-Hao Liao (National Tsing Hua University) Sheng-Tsung Hsiao (National Tsing Hua University) Yu-Sheng Wang (National Tsing Hua University) Shin-Ming Li (National Tsing Hua University)

Octa(aminophenyl) silsesquioxane (OAPS) functionalized graphene oxide (GO) reinforced polyimide (PI) composites; 3.0 wt % OAPS-GO exhibited 11.2-folds increase in tensile strength compared with neat PI; Dk value of 1.9 was achieved.

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Shigeji Konagaya (Nagoya Industrial Science Research Institute) Mariko Terada (Nagoya University)

The conductivity enhancement of PAS/GO thin film solids is ascribed to the promotion of thermal reduction of GO to rGO by SO3H groups in PAS.

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Susana Quiles-Díaz (Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC)) H. Salavagione (Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC)) P. Enrique (Institute for the Structure of Matter (IEM-CSIC)) Araceli Flores (Institute for the Structure of Matter (IEM-CSIC)) F. Ania (Institute for the Structure of Matter (IEM-CSIC)) M. A. Gómez-Fatou (Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC))

Reinforced-hierarchical polymer nanocomposites based on carbon derivatives produces advanced materials with significant improvement in their thermal, mechanical and electrical properties.

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Yu-jie Song (Nanyang Technological University) Xiu-zhi Tang (Nanyang Technological University) Yen Nan Liang (Nanyang Technological University) Chen-zhong Mu (Nanyang Technological University) Ming Liu (Nanyang Technological University) Xiao Hu (Nanyang Technological University)

Nanocomposites with loading of graphene (=< 0.1 wt%) were fabricated and the improvement of mechanical properties were investigated. The reinforcing mechanism of low loading graphene were studied.

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