The effect of chemical modification on the fracture toughness of montmorillonite clay/epoxy nanocomposites

Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1571-1588

  Miyagawa, Hiroaki ^a   Drzal, Lawrence T ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Electron microscopy; Epoxy nanocomposites; Fracture toughness; Montmorillonite clay; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CLAY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ACETONE; CLAY MINERALS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FRACTURE TESTING; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; INTERCALATION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER BLENDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY (CLSM); ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (ESEM); EPOXY NANOCOMPOSITES; MONTMORILLONITE CLAYS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION;

ANHYDRIDE-CURED EPOXY; BRIGHTFIELD; CLAY CONTENT; CLAY MODIFICATION; COMPACT TENSION SPECIMEN; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPOXY MATRICES; EPOXY NANOCOMPOSITES; FRACTURE SURFACES; MONTMORILLONITE CLAY; NANO-PLATELETS;

EID: 11144319969     PISSN: 01694243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568561042411204     Document Type: Article

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