Microfibrillar reinforced composites from PET/LDPE blends: Morphology and mechanical properties

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 43 B, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 775-789

  Fakirov, S ^a   Kamo, H ^b   Evstatiev, M ^a   Friedrich, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Microfibrillar composites; Morphology; PET LDPE blend; Transcrystallization

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; INJECTION MOLDING; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CRYSTALLINE LAMELLAE; MICROFIBRILLAR COMPOSITES; TRANSCRYSTALLIZATION;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 3042801738     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MB-120030024     Document Type: Article

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