Microcellular foams from some high-performance thermoplastics and their composites

Nonlinear Optics Quantum Optics

Volumn 31, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 1-29

  Sun, Hongliu ^a   Mark, James E ^a   Tan, Seng C ^b   Venkatasubramanian, Narayanan ^c   Houtz, Marlene D ^c   Arnold, Fred E ^d   Lee, Charles Y C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Wright Materials Research Co   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

High performance polymers; Mechanical properties; Microcellular foams; Molecular composites; Polymer clay nanocomposites; Rigid rod polymers

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COMPACTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; EXTRUSION; INJECTION MOLDING; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEATION; PHASE SEPARATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS;

HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYMERS; MICROCELLULAR FOAMS; MOLECULAR COMPOSITES; POLYMER/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; RIGID-ROD POLYMERS;

FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 3242660942     PISSN: 15430537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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