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List of Abbreviations<br />

AAO Anodic aluminum oxide<br />

AFM atomic force microscopy<br />

ASTM American Society for Testing <strong>and</strong> Materials<br />

CB carbon black<br />

CF carbon fiber<br />

CMC ceramic-matrix composite<br />

CNB chevron notched beam<br />

CNF carbon nanofiber<br />

CNT <strong>Carbon</strong> nanotube<br />

C16TAB hexacetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide<br />

CTE coefficient of thermal expansion<br />

CVD chemical vapor deposition<br />

d.c. direct current<br />

DMD disintegrated melt deposition<br />

DMF N-dimethylformaldehyde<br />

DSC differential scanning calorimetry<br />

DTG differential thermogravimetry<br />

ECAP equal channel angle pressing<br />

ECR-MW electron cyclotron resonance microwave<br />

EDS energy-dispersive spectroscopy<br />

EDX energy-dispersive X-ray<br />

EMI Electromagnetic interference<br />

EPD electrophoretic deposition<br />

f-SWNT funtionalized SWNT<br />

FED field emission displays<br />

FM fully melted<br />

FSP Friction stir processing<br />

FTIR Fourier-transform infrared<br />

FWHM full-width at half-maximum<br />

GF graphite flake<br />

GPTMS (3-glycidoxypropyl)trimethoxysilane<br />

HA hydroxyapatite<br />

HCP hexagonal close-packed<br />

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