Clay-induced preferred orientation in polyethylene/compatibilized clay nanocomposites

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 46 B, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 355-371

  Famulari, A ^a   Arosio, P ^a   Filippi, S ^b   Marazzato, C ^b   Magagnini, P ^b   Minkova, L ^c   Meille, S V ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF POLYMERS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Confined crystallization; Nanocomposites; Polyethylene; Preferred orientation; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MORPHOLOGY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CONFINED CRYSTALLIZATION; MICROCOMPOSITES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PREFERRED ORIENTATION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33847412360     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340601158225     Document Type: Article

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