Dispersion of nano-silica in monomer casting nylon6 and its effect on the structure and properties of composites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 397-403

  Cai, L F ^a   Lin, Z Y ^b   Qian, H ^b  

^a PUTIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAQIAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

In situ anionic polymerization; MC nylon6; Nanocomposites; Silica

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954061468     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2010.50     Document Type: Article

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