High performance fibers based on rigid and flexible polymers

Polymer Reviews

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 230-274

  Afshari, Mehdi ^a   Sikkema, Doetze J ^a   Lee, Katelyn ^a   Bogle, Mary ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyneema; High performance fibers; Kevlar; M5; Spectra; Zylon

Indexed keywords

(060.2410) FIBERS; (PL) PROPERTIES; ARAMID FIBERS; COMPOSITE COMPONENTS; EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE; FLEXIBLE POLYMERS; HIGH PERFORMANCE FIBERS; HYDROXYL GROUPS; INTERMOLECULAR HYDROGEN BONDS; LOAD BEARING; SPECTRA (CO); STRENGTH (IGC: D5/D6); TEREPHTHALIC ACID (TPA); UV-STABILITY;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARBON FIBERS; CHEMICALS; COMPLEXATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FIBER OPTICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; ICE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MONOMERS; POLYMERS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SYNTHETIC FIBERS; TEXTILE FIBERS; WELL STIMULATION;

FIBERS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITES; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROXYL GROUPS; ICE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MONOMERS; POLYMERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; YARN;

EID: 46249107074     PISSN: 15583724     EISSN: 15583716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583720802020129     Document Type: Review

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