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applications, clearly Ionger-Iength CNTs are ideal as it makes it possible to produce
much thicker continuously-reinforced composites.

Additionally, the surface roughness should play a role in the efficiency of load
transfer from the matrix to the CNTs, thereby improving the overall bulk properties.
Efficient load transfer is an issue which has plagued nanocomposites since their
inception, and it has been suggested that interfacial strength can be improved
through non-covalent interactions such as polymer wrapping and covalent bonding
through the functionalization of the CNT surface [45]. Furthermore, the MWNTs
produced through the vapor-phase CVD process are more ideal as reinforcement in
polymer composites due to their higher stiffness as compared to the thin-walled
CNTs produced through the pre-deposited catalyst CVD method.

In the next chapter, 1 will specifically discuss the drawbacks and successes of
each type of A-CNT forest for the purposes of developing successfully-infiltrated
composites, and will explore their fundamental dynamic mechanical behavior.

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