University of Surrey

Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh

Short Brothers Plc

Airbus Ds Gmbh

Ian Hamerton

Ravi Silva

Paolo Ballocchi

Thomas Stute

Philip Jenkins

Thomas Pozegic

Jose Virgilio Anguita Rodriguez

Winnie Tang

Thomas Theo Stute

Components having fibre-reinforced composite structures are disclosed. The component comprises a plurality of structural fibres embedded in a cured matrix material and a plurality of nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes extending from one or more of the structural fibres. In some embodiments a density of the nanostructures is at least 10nanostructures per cmof surface area of the one or more structural fibres. In some embodiments, the nanostructures extend from an outer fibre proximal to an outer surface of the component but not from an inner fibre distal from the outer surface. In some embodiments the one or more structural fibres from which the nanostructures extend are free of a sizing agent.

Fibre-reinforced components including nanostructures

An article comprises a carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) substrate, a buffer layer disposed adjacent the substrate, the buffer layer comprising a poly(para-xylylene) polymer; and a moisture barrier coating disposed adjacent the buffer layer.

Thin film barrier coating for CFRP

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Hampshire, United Kingdom

Ian Hamerton