Figure 12.

Different approaches to fabricate CNT/ceramic nanocomposites by EPD (Boccaccini et al. 2010): (a) schematic diagram showing sequential deposition of CNTs and nanoparticles form layered heterostructures and electrophoretic codeposition; (b) schematic diagram showing different alternatives to produce CNT composites by electrophoretic codeposition: (i) self-assembly of nanoparticles on individual CNTs, (ii) heterocoagulation of CNTs onto individual (larger) particles, and (iii) simultaneous deposition of CNTs and ceramic particles with the same charge polarity in suspension. (Reproduced with permission of Elsevier.) Plain thin curves, CNTs; open circles, ceramic or metallic particles.