Structure and properties of an hybrid system based on bisphenol A polycarbonate modified by A polyamide 6/organoclay nanocomposite

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1978-1987

  Goitisolo, I ^a   Eguiazabal J I ^a   Nazabal, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fibrillation; Hybrid nanocomposites; Polyamide 6; Polycarbonate

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; METAL CLADDING; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MIXING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHENOLS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMER MATRIX; POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

(1 1 1) ORIENTATION; ADDITIVE EFFECTS; BISPHENOL-A (BPA); CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS; DEGREE OF ORIENTATION; DISPERSED PHASE; ELSEVIER (CO); FIBRILLAR MORPHOLOGY; FINE PARTICLES; FRACTURED SURFACES; HYBRID SYSTEM (HS); INTERFACIAL TENSION (IFT); MELT MIXING; NANO COMPOSITES; POLYAMIDE 6 (PA 6); REINFORCING EFFECTS; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; TERNARY NANOCOMPOSITES; YOUNG'S MODULUS (IGC: E14/K14);

ORGANOCLAY;

EID: 47049111020     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.04.028     Document Type: Article

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