title: Super-stretchable spring-like carbon nanotube ropes.
abstract: Spring-like carbon nanotube ropes consisting of perfectly arranged loops are fabricated by spinning single-walled nanotube films, and can sustain tensile strains as high as 285%.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, PR China.
authors.forename: Yuanyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Yibin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Luhui
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Enzheng
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Peixu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Qingyu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xinjiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Rongguo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jinquan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Kunlin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Dehai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Anyuan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D004553:Electric Conductivity; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon