Film blowing of layered silicate nanocomposites

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-210

  Dirama, Taner E ^a   Goettler, Lloyd A ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Blowing; Crystallization; Film; Montmorillonite; Nanocomposite; Nylon; Rheology; Silicate; Stability

Indexed keywords

BLOW MOLDING; BUBBLE FORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTICITY; NYLON POLYMERS; POLYAMIDES; SILICATES; THIN FILMS;

FILM BLOWING; FILM SURFACES; MELT ELASTICITY; MONTMORILLONITE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33644700603     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/AMP-200068675     Document Type: Article

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