Polymer dynamics in polyurethane/clay nanocomposites studied by dielectric and thermal techniques

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-110

  Kripotou, Sotiria ^a   Pissis, Polycarpos ^a   Savelyev, Yuri V ^b   Robota, Ludmila P ^b   Travinskaya, Tamara V ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Dielectric relaxation; Glass transition; Immobilized polymer; Polymer dynamics; Polyurethane clay nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND DIELECTRIC RELAXATION SPECTROSCOPY; CHAIN EXTENDERS; DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE; DIPHENYLMETHANE DIISOCYANATE; GLASS TRANSITION DYNAMICS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; MATRIX; MICROPHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY AND DYNAMICS; ORGANICALLY MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; POLYMER DYNAMICS; POLYURETHANE/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; SOLUTION CASTING; THERMAL TECHNIQUES; THERMALLY STIMULATED DEPOLARIZATION CURRENTS; WEIGHT FRACTIONS; WIDE ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING;

CLAY MINERALS; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GLASS; GLYCOLS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT; SILICATE MINERALS; SPECTROSCOPY; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 75649148743     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340903344309     Document Type: Article

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