Preparation and characterization of conductive nanostructured particles based on polyaniline and cellulose nanofibers

U. CASADO; ARANGUREN, MIRTA I.; MARCOVICH, NORMA E.

ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY.

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2014 vol. 21 p. 1641 - 1648

1350-4177

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