As-received graphite has the electrical conductivity and mechanical strength of carbon nanotubes while being a natural, inexpensive material. Researchers at the Northwestern University MRSEC have created the first well-exfoliated polymer-graphite nanocomposite using as-received graphite and a solventless process. The novel continuous process used to disperse as-received graphite in polymer has produced nanocomposites with twice the stiffness and 60% greater strength than polymer without graphite.
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