The surface characteristics of organoclays and their effect on the properties of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) nanocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 15-16, 2007, Pages 3168-3175

  Drown, E K ^a   Mohanty, A K ^a   Parulekar, Y ^a   Hasija, D ^a   Harte, B R ^a   Misra, M ^b   Kurian, J V ^c  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nanoclays; A. Nanostructures; A. Poly(trimethylene terephthalate); B. Mechanical properties; D. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CLAY MINERALS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; ORGANIC POLYMERS; RESINS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MOISTURE UPTAKE; NANOCLAYS; ORGANOCLAYS; POLYTRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE PROPERTY; HYDROPHILIC PROPERTY; HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTY; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MOISTURE; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYTRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHETIC RESIN; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 35348848426     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.04.011     Document Type: Article

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