• Characterization and Properties of COOH Functionalized Graphene Nanoplatelets Filled Natural Rubber/Bromo-Butyl Rubber Blends

  • K. Senthilvel, S. Vishnu*, and B. Prabu*,†

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karaikal Polytechnic College, Karaikal, Puducherry, India
    *Department of Mechanical Engineering, Puducherry Technological University, Puducherry, India

  • COOH 관능화 그래핀 나노플레이트렛 함량이 천연고무/브로모부틸고무 블렌드의 물성에 미치는 영향

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(5): 671-686

    Published online Sep 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.5.671
  • Received on Jan 5, 2026
  • Revised on Aug 7, 2026
  • Accepted on Aug 7, 2026

Correspondence to

  • B. Prabu

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Puducherry Technological University, Puducherry, India

  • E-mail: prabu@ptuniv.edu.in