Synthesis and properties of epoxy-phenolic clay nanocomposites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 629-639

  Auad, M L ^a   Nutt, S R ^b   Pettarin, V ^c   Frontini, P M ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Southern California   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Epoxy phenolic; Layered silicates; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249083606     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2007.86     Document Type: Article

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