Contribution of coalescence to microfibril formation in polymer blends during cold drawing

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 46 B, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 183-194

  Fakirov, S ^a   Bhattacharyya, D ^a   Lin, R J T ^a   Fuchs, C ^b   Friedrich, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Fibril formation mechanism; Microfibril reinforced composites; Polymer blends

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; COLD EFFECTS; COMPATIBILIZERS; DRAWING (FORMING); POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COLD DRAWING; FIBRIL FORMATION MECHANISM; MICROFIBRIL REINFORCED COMPOSITES (MFC); MICROFIBRILS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 34247545141     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340601044375     Document Type: Article

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