Study of polystyrene/titanium dioxide nanocomposites via melt compounding for optical applications

Polymer Composites

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 241-250

  Chandra, Alexander ^a   Turng, Lih Sheng ^a   Gong, Shaoqin ^b   Hall, David C ^a   Caulfield, Daniel F ^c   Yang, Hsinjin ^d,e  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Essilor of America Inc   (United States)

^e BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIPLE SCREW ELEMENTS; OPTICAL APPLICATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; SILANE-BASED SURFACTANTS;

DISPERSIONS; OPTICAL DEVICES; POLYSTYRENES; SILICONES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 34247336848     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: 15480569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.20274     Document Type: Article

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