Morphology and mechanical response of S-B star block copolymer - Layered silicate nanocomposites

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2549-2563

  Ganß, Martin ^a   Satapathy, Bhabani K ^a   Thunga, Mahendra ^a,b   Staudinger, Ulrike ^a   Weidisch, Roland ^a,b   Jehnichen, Dieter ^b   Hempel, Jürgen ^a   Rettenmayr, Markus ^a   Garcia Marcos, Alejandra ^c   Goertz, Hans H ^c  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

^c BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Block copolymer (BCP); Hysteresis; Layered silicates; Mechanical behaviour; Nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC-PLASTIC; EXFOLIATED SILICATE LAYERS]; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; HYSTERESIS PERFORMANCE; INTERFACIAL EFFECTS; LAYERED SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITES; LAYERED SILICATES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MODIFIED BENTONITES; MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; NANOCLAY REINFORCEMENT; PARTIAL CONFINEMENT; SILICATE LAYERS; STAR BLOCK COPOLYMER; STORAGE MODULI; STRAIN AT BREAK; STYRENE BUTADIENES; STYRENE-BUTADIENE BLOCK COPOLYMERS; SURFACE MODIFICATION; TACTOIDS; TEM; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

BENTONITE; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; BUTADIENE; CLAY MINERALS; COPOLYMERIZATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTOPLASTICITY; GLASS TRANSITION; HYSTERESIS; MECHATRONICS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; REINFORCEMENT; SILICATE MINERALS; STRAIN; STYRENE; YIELD STRESS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 68549090729     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.05.021     Document Type: Article

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