On the Mechanical Properties of Functionalized CNT Reinforced Polymer Roham Ra˜ee and Reza Pourazizi

Possessing exceptional mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) received extreme interests among researchers as a potential reinforcing agent of polymeric composites (Beling and Epron 2005, Lau et al. 2006). The experimentally observed signi cant growth in the mechanical properties of polymer by adding small portions of CNTs (Schadler et al. 1998, Li et al. 2000, Qian et al. 2000, Zhu et al. 2004, Li et al. 2005) has established a new era in the eld of advanced materials.