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Enhancements in elastic modulus and electrical conductivity were achieved by CNT\u2013graphene composites and CNT\u2013CNF composites, and these were explained by the morphological observations carried out in the present study and experimental studies found in the literature. The greatest gauge factor was accomplished by the CNT\u2013GNP composite, followed by the CNT\u2013CNF composite among composites where the CNM networks were sufficiently formed with a content ratio of 3%. 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