Polymer nanocomposites characterization by microscopy

Polymer Reviews

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 141-180

  Adhikari, Rameshwar ^a,b   Michler, Goerg H ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Deformation mechanisms; Electron microscopy; Filled polymers; Nanofiller; Polymer morphology; Polymer nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DEFORMATION MECHANISMS; FILLED POLYMERS; NANOFILLER; POLYMER MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE;

BALL MILLING; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DEFORMATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; FILLERS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 70449642960     PISSN: 15583724     EISSN: 15583716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583720903048094     Document Type: Review

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