Molecular underpinnings of the mechanical reinforcement in polymer nanocomposites

Macromolecules

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 4059-4067

  Sen, Suchira ^a   Thomin, James D ^a   Kumar, Sanat K ^a,c   Keblinski, Pawel ^b  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED MONOMERS; BULK POLYMER;

ADSORBENTS; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMER BLENDS; RELAXATION TIME;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 34250790182     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma070512z     Document Type: Article

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