TY - JOUR A2 - Liu, Tianxi AU - Parveen, Shama AU - Rana, Sohel AU - Fangueiro, Raul PY - 2013 DA - 2013/07/29 TI - A Review on Nanomaterial Dispersion, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube and Nanofiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites SP - 710175 VL - 2013 AB - Excellent mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nanofibers (CNFs) have motivated the development of advanced nanocomposites with outstanding and multifunctional properties. After achieving a considerable success in utilizing these unique materials in various polymeric matrices, recently tremendous interest is also being noticed on developing CNT and CNF reinforced cement-based composites. However, the problems related to nanomaterial dispersion also exist in case of cementitious composites, impairing successful transfer of nanomaterials' properties into the composites. Performance of cementitious composites also depends on their microstructure which is again strongly influenced by the presence of nanomaterials. In this context, the present paper reports a critical review of recent literature on the various strategies for dispersing CNTs and CNFs within cementitious matrices and the microstructure and mechanical properties of resulting nanocomposites. SN - 1687-4110 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/710175 DO - 10.1155/2013/710175 JF - Journal of Nanomaterials PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -