Original Article
  • Effect of Graphitic Nanofibers on Interfacial Adhesion and Fracture Toughness of Carbon Fibers-reinforced Epoxy Composites

  • Seong-Hwang Kim*, Soo-Jin Park*†

  • Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea

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Correspondence to

  • Soo-Jin Park

  • Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea

  • E-mail: sjpark@inha.ac.kr