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Abstract ................................................................................................. 350 23.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 350 23.2 Fundamental of Electrospinning .................................................. 351 23.2.1 Concepts and Mechanism .............................................. 351 23.2.2 Governing Equations ..................................................... 354 23.3 Carbon Nanotube (CNT) ............................................................. 357 23.3.1 CNT Structure ................................................................ 357 23.3.2 CNT Properties .............................................................. 360 23.4 Electrospun CNT-Polymer Composite ........................................ 361 23.4.1 Basic Principles .............................................................. 362 23.4.2 Structural and Morphological Properties ....................... 368 23.5 Mechanical Properties of Electrospun Cnt-Polymer Composite . 369 23.5.1 Background .................................................................... 369 23.5.2 CNT-Polymer Interactions ............................................. 371 23.5.3 Measurements ................................................................ 373 23.6 Electrospun CNT-Polymer Composite Applications ................. 374 23.7 Theoretical Approaches in CNT-Polymer Composite ................. 376 23.7.1. Background ...................................................................... 376 23.7.2 Summary of Literature Data .......................................... 379 23.8 Concluding Remarks and Future Work ........................................ 381 Keywords .............................................................................................. 382 References ............................................................................................. 382
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Polymer nanofibers are being increasingly used for a wide range of applications owing to their high specific surface area. Electrospinning process, as a novel and effective method for producing nanofibers from various materials, has been used to fabricate nanofibrous membrane. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have a number of outstanding mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties, which make them attractive as reinforcement in polymer matrix. Incorporation of chapter provides a comprehensive review of current researches and developments in the field of electrospun CNT-polymer composite nanofiber with emphasis on the processing, properties, and application of composite nanofiber as well as the theoretical approaches on predicting mechanical behavior of CNT-polymer composites. The current limitations, research challenges, and future trends in modeling and simulation of electrospun polymer composite nanofibers are also discussed.
