Impact of controlled particle size nanofillers on the mechanical properties of segmented polyurethane nanocomposites

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 496-515

  Finnigan, Bradley ^a   Casey, Phil ^b   Cookson, David ^c   Halley, Peter ^a   Jack, Kevin ^a   Truss, Rowan ^a   Martin, Darren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN SYNCHROTRON   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fluoromica; Hysteresis; Nanocomposite; Polyurethane; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

FILLERS; HYSTERESIS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYURETHANES; STRAIN RATE; STRESS RELAXATION;

FLUOROMICA; MOLECULAR CONFINEMENT; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 34748908850     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2007.014747     Document Type: Conference Paper

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