Direct measurement of the constrained polymer region in polyamide/clay nanocomposites and the implications for gas diffusion

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 545-552

  Adame, Daniel ^a   Beall, Gary W ^a  

^a Texas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Constrained polymer; Gas barrier; Nanocomposites; Tortuous path

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CLAY MINERALS; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION BARRIERS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; GASES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

ATOMIC FORCES; BARRIER PROPERTIES; COMPLEX MODELS; CONSTRAINED POLYMER; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; DIMENSIONAL MODELS; DIRECT MEASUREMENTS; DOMINANT FACTORS; EFFECTIVE PATH LENGTHS; GAS BARRIER; GAS DIFFUSIONS; GAS TRANSPORTS; MODEL FITS; PATH MODELS; POLYMER NANO COMPOSITES; POLYMER/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; SIMPLE MODELS; SIZE AND SHAPES; TORTUOUS PATH;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

CLAY; DIFFUSION; PERMEABILITY; POLYMER;

EID: 56549122161     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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