The microcellular foaming of polycarbonate/polystyrene blends

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1214-1222

  Yang, Yong ^a   Zhang, Haobin ^a   Zheng, Wenge ^a  

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

Author keywords

Blend morphology; Cell nucleation and growth; Microcellular foaming; Polycarbonate; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; POLYCARBONATES; POLYSTYRENES;

BLEND MORPHOLOGY; BLEND RATIOS; CELL DENSITY; FOAMING TEMPERATURE; MICROCELLULAR; MICROCELLULAR FOAMING; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; SATURATION PRESSURE;

CELLS;

EID: 77956656811     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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