A method of visualization of dispersion of nanoplatelets in nanocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 2276-2280

  Lingaiah, Shivalingappa ^a   Shivakumar, Kunigal N ^a   Sadler, Robert ^a   Sharpe, Matthew ^a  

^a North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Montmorillonite; Nanocomposite; Plasma etching; SEM

Indexed keywords

CLAY; ESTERS; PLASMA ETCHING; PLASTICS FILLERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCREENING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MONTMORILLONITE; NANOPLATELETS; VINYL ESTER;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

NANOCOMPOSITE;

EID: 25444512886     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.03.018     Document Type: Article

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