Carbon nanotubes can enhance phase dispersion in polymer blends

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-134

  Li, Zhong Ming ^a   Li, Sha Ni ^a   Xu, Xiang Bin ^a   Lu, Ai ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Blend; Carbon nanotubes; Mixing; Particle size

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; COPOLYMERS; DISPERSIONS; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYCARBONATES; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

PHASE MORPHOLOGICAL; SOLUTION-PHASE PROCESSING;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

BLENDING; CARBON NANOTUBES; COPOLYMERS; DISPERSIONS; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYCARBONATES; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

BLENDING; CARBON; COPOLYMER; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTUBE; POLYCARBONATE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER BLEND;

EID: 33847145357     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550601152929     Document Type: Article

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