Effect of organoclay on the orientation and thermal properties of liquid-crystalline polymers

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 208, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 1979-1991

  Bandyopadhyay, Jayita ^a   Ray, Suprakas Sinha ^b   Bousmina, Mosto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Liquid crystalline polymers; Nanocomposites; Organoclay; Orientation; Thermal and thermo mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

HEATING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXIDATION;

CHAIN SCISSION; ORGANICALLY-MODIFIED LAYERED SILICATE (OMLS); SINGLE-STEP DECOMPOSITION;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 34848884247     PISSN: 10221352     EISSN: 15213935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/macp.200700350     Document Type: Article

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