Nanosilica-reinforced polypropylene composites: microstructural analysis and crystallization behavior

International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 577-594

  Sreekala, M S ^a   Lehmann, B ^a   Friedrich, K ^a   Rong, M Z ^b  

^a INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atomic Force Microscopy; Crystallization; Differential Scanning Calorimetry; Nanocomposites; Optical microscopy; Polypropylene; Transmission Electron Microscopy

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCEMENT; SILICA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33646228374     PISSN: 00914037     EISSN: 1563535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00914030500236874     Document Type: Article

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