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. 2016 Aug 4;8(8):281. doi: 10.3390/polym8080281
3DGN Three dimensional graphene network
3RM Three roll milling
A Aramid fibers
APTS-GO Amino-functionalized graphene oxide (GO)
ATGO 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane functionalized silica nanoparticles attached GO
ATP Attapulgite
ATS 3-amino functionalized silica nanoparticles
BM Ball milling
CM Centrifugal mixing
CNF Carbon nanofiber
CNFs Vapor grown carbon nanofibers
CNTs Carbon nanotubes
DDS Diaminodiphenylsulfone
DGEBA-f-GO Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A functionalized GO
DRA Discontinuously reinforced aluminum
DRTi Discontinously reinforced titanium
EGNPs Amine functionalized expanded graphene nanoplatelets
EMCs Epoxy matrix composites
fGnPs Polybenzimidazole functionalized graphene platelets (GnPs)
GF Graphene foam
G-NH2 Amino-functionalized GNPs
GnPs Graphene platelets
GNPs* Graphite nanoplatelets
GNs Amine functionalized graphene sheets
GNSs Graphene nanosheets
GO Graphene oxide
GP Graphite particles
GPLs Graphene nanoplatelets
GPTS-GO Epoxy functionalized GO
G-Si Silane modified GNPs
HPH + 3RM High pressure homogenizer + three roll milling
HSM High speed mixing
m-clay Surface modified nano clay
m-CNFs Triazole functionalized carbon nanofibers
MERGO Microwave exfoliated reduced graphene oxide
m-GnP Surface modified GnP
m-GnP* Surfactant modified graphene platelets
m-GP Surface modified graphene platelets
MgSr Magnetic stirring
MLG Multi-layer graphene
MS Mechanical stirring
MS + USn Mechanical stirring + Ultrasonication
MWCNTs Multi-walled carbon nanotubes
MWNTs Multi-walled carbon nanotubes
ND Nanodiamond
P Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers
p-CNFs Pristine carbon nanofibers
PEA Polyetheramine
phr Per hundred parts of resin
PMCs Polymer matrix composites
Q/I Quasi-isotropic
RGO Thermally reduced graphene oxide
SA Surface area
SATPGO 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane modified silica nanoparticles attached graphene oxide
SCFs Short carbon fibers
ShM Shear mixing
Silane-f-GO Silane functionalized GO
SM Speed mixing
Sn Sonication
Sn + BM Sonication + Ball milling
Sn + MgSr Sonication + Magnetic stirring
Sn + MS Sonication + Mechanical stirring
SnP Silver nanoparticles
SnW Silver nanowires
SWCNTs Single-walled carbon nanotubes
SWNTs Single-walled carbon nanotubes
TEM Transmission electron microscopy
TPE Two phase extraction
UG Unmodified graphene nanoplatelets
U-GnP Unmodified graphene platelets
USn Ultrasonication