Performance improvement of nano-silica/polypropylene composites through in-situ cross-linking approach

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2858-2863

  Zhou, Tong Hui ^a   Ruan, Wen Hong ^a   Mai, Yu Liang ^b   Rong, Min Zhi ^a   Zhang, Ming Qiu ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Guangdong Public Laboratory of Chemical Engineering   (China)

Author keywords

A. Nanostructure; A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Mechanical properties; Semi IPN

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROGELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MONOMERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; PUMPING PLANTS; REINFORCEMENT; SILICA;

A. NANOSTRUCTURE; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; FILLER/MATRIX INTERACTIONS; GRAFTED POLYMER CHAINS; IN-SITU; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCES; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PP MATRIXES; REACTIVE MONOMERS; SEMI-INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS; SEMI-IPN; STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESSES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE; CROSS LINKING; GRAFT COPOLYMER; MONOMER; STRENGTH; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 57049132763     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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