Polystyrene/calcium phosphate nanocomposites: Contact angle studies based on water and methylene iodide

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 528-538

  Thomas, S P ^a,b   Thomas, Sabut ^a   Abraham, R ^c   Bandyopadhyay, S ^b  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c St Dominics College   (India)

Author keywords

Calcium phosphate; Contact angle measurements; Nanocomposites; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249112574     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2008.63     Document Type: Article

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