Processing of transmission electron microscope images for quantification of the layer dispersion degree in polymer-clay nanocomposites

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 531-542

  Navarchian, Amir H ^a   Majdzadeh Ardakani, Kazem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clay; Dispersion; Nanocomposites; Quantification; TEM

Indexed keywords

CLAY DISPERSION; DISPERSION DEGREE; DISPERSION LEVELS; EXFOLIATION DEGREE; INTERCALATED STRUCTURES; LAYERED SILICATE; NEW APPROACHES; POLYMER/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; RULE OF THUMB; TEM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; XRD;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; NANOCOMPOSITES; SILICATES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DISPERSIONS;

DISPERSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEASURING; NANOCOMPOSITE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 75149198614     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.30534     Document Type: Article

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