Review Article
  • A Review of Carbon-Reinforced Carbon Nanotube Fibers Composites

  • Dongju Lee*,**, Seongwoo Ryu**†, Bon-Cheol Ku*†

  • *Carbon Composite Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    **Department of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Suwon
    **†Department of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Suwon, Corresponding author (E-mail: ryu@suwon.ac.kr)
    *†Carbon Composite Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Corresponding author (E-mail: cnt@kist.re.kr)

  • 탄소강화 탄소나노튜브 섬유 복합소재 연구 동향

  • 이동주*,** · 류성우**† · 구본철*†

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This Article

Correspondence to

  • Seongwoo Ryu**†, Bon-Cheol Ku*†

  • **†Department of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Suwon,
    *†Carbon Composite Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology,

  • E-mail: ryu@suwon.ac.kr, cnt@kist.re.kr