Interactions of nanoscopic particles with phase-separating polymeric mixtures

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 443-448

  Balazs, Anna C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Filled polymers; Fillers; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

FILLER; NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER;

CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GAS PERMEABILITY; HEAT TOLERANCE; PHASE SEPARATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0033361105     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0294(00)00021-2     Document Type: Article

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