Dispersions of nanosilica in biocompatible copolymers

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 610-617

  Lazzara, G ^a   Milioto, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Laponite RD; Morphology; Nanosilica; Pluronics; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITIES; LAPONITE RD; NANO-SILICA; PLURONICS; THERMAL STABILITY;

AGGLOMERATION; BLENDING; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SILICA; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

MACROMOLECULES;

EID: 77649187453     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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