Structure and effective interactions in polymer nanocomposite melts: An integral equation theory study

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 14, 2006, Pages

  Zhao, Lei ^a   Li, Yi Gui ^a   Zhong, Chongli ^a   Mi, Jianguo ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DISPERSIONS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYMERIZATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

NANOCOMPOSITE MELTS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 34547139119     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2187489     Document Type: Article

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