Effect of nanoclay on the mechanical properties of PMMA/clay nanocomposite foams

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 325-342

  Fu, Jin ^a   Naguib, Hani E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foams; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposite; PMMA; Processing

Indexed keywords

CLAY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEATION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; PROCESSING;

DIFFUSIVITY COEFFICIENT; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; NANOCOMPOSITES;

FOAMS;

EID: 33745471752     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X06063517     Document Type: Article

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