Diffusion behavior of water in polyamide 6 organoclay nanocomposites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 245-255

  Abacha, N ^a   Kubouchi, M ^b   Sakai, T ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Nanocomposites; Organoclay; Polyamide 6; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450182923     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2009.31     Document Type: Article

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