Impact of Microcellular Plastics on Industrial Practice and Academic Research

Macromolecular Symposia

Volumn 201, Issue , 2003, Pages 187-202

  Suh, Nam P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell density; Microcellular plastics; MuCell; Nucleation of cells; Polymer processing

Indexed keywords

CELLS; INJECTION MOLDING; NUCLEATION; PLASTICS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

MICROCELLULAR PLASTICS (MCP);

MACROMOLECULES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; MICROCELLULAR PLASTIC; NITROGEN; PLASTIC; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL DENSITY; CELL GROWTH; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFUSION; ENERGY; FILM; GAS; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; RESEARCH; SOLUBILITY; TECHNOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0242642896     PISSN: 10221360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/masy.200351122     Document Type: Conference Paper

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