Crystallization and rheological behaviors of amino-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes filled polyamide 6 composites

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 405-418

  Li, Juan ^a   Ke, Chenhao ^a   Fang, Keyi ^a   Fan, Xinyu ^a   Guo, Zhenghong ^b   Fang, Zhengping ^b  

^a NINGBO INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino functionalization; Composites; Crystallization; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes; Polyamide 6 rheological behavior

Indexed keywords

AMINO-FUNCTIONALIZATION; COMPOSITES; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; POLYAMIDE 6; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS;

BLENDING; CARBON NANOTUBES; CRYSTALLIZATION; GLASS TRANSITION; RHEOLOGY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 77951882868     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340903343632     Document Type: Article

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