Barrier properties of blends based on liquid crystalline polymers and polyethylene

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1969-1978

  Flodberg, G ^a   Hellman, A ^a   Hedenqvist, M S ^b   Sadiku, E R ^b   Gedde, U W ^b,c  

^a Foundation Packforsk   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; OPACITY; OXYGEN PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; POLYETHYLENES; RHEOLOGY; VAPORS;

COMPATIBILIZERS; COMPRESSION MOLDED BLENDS; WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0034269936     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.11328     Document Type: Article

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