Ultrasound assisted development of structure and properties of polyamide 6/montmorillonite nanocomposites

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 46 B, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 423-439

  Li, Jiang ^a   Zhao, Lijuan ^a   Guo, Shaoyun ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

MMT; Nanocomposites; PA6; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; NUCLEATION; POLYAMIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASONICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

POLARIZING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY (POM); SPHERULITES; ULTRASONIC EXTRUSION; ULTRASONIC TREATMENT;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 34247331846     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340701257455     Document Type: Article

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