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ReviewPolymers2021

Graphene-Based Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Mechanical Properties, and Characterizations.

Ahmed Ibrahim, Anna Klopocinska, Kristine Horvat, Zeinab Abdel Hamid

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Review in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ahmed IbrahimDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA.
Anna KlopocinskaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA.
Kristine HorvatDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT 06516, USA.
Zeinab Abdel HamidCentral Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), Cairo 11421, Egypt.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Graphene-based nanocomposites possess excellent mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, and chemical properties. These materials have potential applications in high-performance transistors, biomedical systems, sensors, and solar cells. This paper presents a critical review of the recent developments in graphene-based nanocomposite research, exploring synthesis methods, characterizations, mechanical properties, and thermal properties. Emphasis is placed on characterization techniques and mechanical properties with detailed examples from recent literature. The importance of characterization techniques including Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) for the characterization of graphene flakes and their composites were thoroughly discussed. Finally, the effect of graphene even at very low loadings on the mechanical properties of the composite matrix was extensively reviewed.

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graphenegraphene characterizationsgraphene nanocompositesmechanical properties of graphene nanocompositespolymer nanocomposites

Identifiers

PMID34502909
PMCPMC8434110

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