Gamma radiation effects on the glass transition temperature and mechanical properties of PMMA/soot nanocomposites

Polymer Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 259-266

  Clayton, Lanetra M ^a   Gerasimov, Timofey G ^a   Cinke, Martin ^b   Meyyappan, M ^b   Harmon, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; GAMMA RAYS; GLASS TRANSITION; MELTING; MICROHARDNESS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PURIFICATION; SOOT;

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS (DMA); RADIATION RESISTANCE;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; GAMMA RADIATION; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HARDNESS; IONIZING RADIATION; NANOPARTICLE; NANOTUBE; POLYMERIZATION; SOOT; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 7044224548     PISSN: 01700839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00289-004-0289-6     Document Type: Article

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