Quantification of the layer dispersion degree in polymer layered silicate nanocomposites by transmission electron microscopy

Polymer

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1841-1852

  Luo, Z P ^a   Koo, J H ^b  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion quantification; Polymer clay composite materials; Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; INTERCALATION; SILICATES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DISPERSION QUANTIFICATION; POLYMER/CLAY COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

DISPERSION; FILLING MATERIAL; NANOCOMPOSITE; SYNTHETIC ORGANIC POLYMER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 40849116019     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2008.02.028     Document Type: Article

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