Dimensions of matrix chains in polymers filled with energetically neutral nanoparticles

Polymer

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3689-3695

  Erguney, Fatih M ^a   Lin, Heng ^a   Mattice, Wayne L ^a  

^a GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; Filled polymers; Filler particles

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FILLER METALS; GYRATORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYETHYLENES;

COARSE-GRAINED POLYETHYLENE; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLER PARTICLES; POLYOXYETHYLENE (POE) CHAINS;

POLYMERS;

BEAD; COMPOSITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION; EXPANSION; PARTICLE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; STRENGTH;

EID: 33646486383     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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