Effect of mixing sequence on the curing of amine-hardened epoxy/alumina nanocomposites as assessed by optical refractometry

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 546-552

  Philipp, Martine ^a   Gervais, P C ^a   Sanctuary, R ^a   Muller U ^a   Baller, J ^a   Wetzel, B ^a   Kruger J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Epoxies; Mixing sequence; Nanocomposites; Optical properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149113423     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2008.66     Document Type: Article

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