Microwave active smart polymers

Polymer News

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 414-418

  Khan, Saeed M ^a   Negi, Shailendra ^b   Khan, Ishrat M ^b  

^a Kansas State University   (United States)

^b CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiral materials; Composites; Conducting polymers; Dielectric constant; EMI shielding; Microwave frequency; Polarization; Smart polymers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041539401     PISSN: 00323918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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