Polypropylene/poly (trimethylene terephthalate)-blend fibers

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 45 B, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 945-956

  Marcinčin, Anton ^a   Hricová, Marcela ^a   Aneja, Arun ^b   Andrejková, Alexandra ^a   Körmendyová, Eva ^a  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blend fibers; Phase morphology; Polyethylene terephthalate; Polypropylene; Polytrimethylene terephthalate; Rheology

Indexed keywords

EXTRUDERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMER BLENDS; RHEOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BLEND FIBERS; MICROFIBERS; PHASE MORPHOLOGY; POLYTRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 33748556233     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340600796223     Document Type: Article

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