Conventional and nanometric nucleating agents in poly(ε-caprolactone) foaming: Crystals vs. bubbles nucleation

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 336-344

  Marrazzo, Carlo ^a   Di Maio, Ernesto ^a   Iannace, Salvatore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; INTERCALATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEATION;

ALUMINA POWDERS; CRYSTAL NUCLEATION; CRYSTALLINE PHASE; NANOMETRIC NUCLEATING AGENTS; SEMICRYSTALLINE POLYMER;

BLOWING AGENTS;

EID: 39349100279     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20937     Document Type: Article

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