Mechanical, atomic force microscopy and focussed ion beam studies of isotactic polystyrene/titanium dioxide composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-44

  Thomas, Selvin P ^a   Thomas, Sabu ^a   Bandyopadhyay, Sri ^b  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Particle reinforcement; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; D. Electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMIC PHYSICS; FILLERS; ION BEAMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; REINFORCEMENT; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

A. PARTICLE-REINFORCEMENT; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); ANALYTICAL DATUMS; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ATOMIC FORCES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BRABENDER PLASTICORDER; D. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FILLER LOADINGS; FOCUSED ION BEAM TECHNIQUES; FOCUSSED ION BEAMS; ISOTACTIC; ISOTACTIC POLYSTYRENES; MELT MIXING; POLYMER MATRIX.; ROTOR SPEEDS; ROUGHNESS ANALYSES; SECTION ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; TAPPING MODES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 57649158937     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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