Probing the use of small-angle light scattering for characterizing structure of titanium dioxide/low-density polyethylene nanocomposites

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1084-1095

  Xiao, Zhicheng ^a   Li, Ying ^a,c   Ma, Dongling ^b,d   Schadler, Linda S ^b   Akpalu, Yvonne A ^a  

^a Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Light scattering; Morphology; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Spherulites

Indexed keywords

LDPE CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES; SMALL-ANGLE LIGHT SCATTERING (SALS); SPHERULITES; SPHERULITIC STRUCTURE;

COOLING; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEATION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 33646478163     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.20763     Document Type: Article

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