Original Article
  • A Review of Flame Retarding Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) Fibers and Composites

  • Jongho Kim*, Bon-Cheol Ku*†

  • * Carbon Composite Materials Research Center, Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    *† Carbon Composite Materials Research Center, Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology

  • 난연성 폴리아크릴로니트릴 고분자 섬유 및 복합소재 연구 동향

  • 김종호* · 구본철*†

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This Article

Correspondence to

  • Bon-Cheol Ku

  • Carbon Composite Materials Research Center, Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology

  • E-mail: cnt@kist.re.kr