Surface modification of carbon fiber by grafting gallic acid as a bridging model

• Main Author: Sara Quake
• Other Authors: Aravind Dasari
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147643
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Carbon fiber (CF) is often used in composites as it has superior high strength-to-weight ratio and temperature resistance. However, its smooth surface limits its wettability with polar matrices and results in poor interfacial interaction in CF reinforced composites. Thence, it is important to modify...