The manufacturing of lightweight, multifunctional composites is a fast-growing industry of
enormous importance. Research and advancements have resulted in innovative uses of composites in
aerospace, auto, marine, and sporting goods industries. The recent discovery and insertion of
nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotubes, further expands the capabilities and potential uses of composites for multifunctional applications. However, these nanomaterials are relatively new and their
manufacturing often involves multiple and complex processing steps. Such issues have created difficulty in scalable manufacturing of nanomaterials with consistent quality, which in turn, has limited the
application bases of these new nanomaterials. This presentation will discuss recent progresses in the
development of a unique multifunctional nanomaterial, carbon nanotube buckypaper. Special focus of
the presentation will be given on the integration of physics-based models and experimental data for scalable nano-manufacturing of buckypaper.
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