The effect of the Nano-Zno concentration on the mechanical, antibacterial and melt rheological properties of LLDPE/modified Nano-Zno composite films

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1334-1338

  Li, Shu Cai ^a   Li, Bang ^a   Qin, Zong Jie ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Lldpe; Mechanical properties; Nano zno; Rheology

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL; ELONGATION AT BREAK; LLDPE; MATRIX; MELT BLENDING; MELT VISCOSITIES; NANO-ZNO; RESEARCH RESULTS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BLENDING; ELASTICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RHEOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY; ZINC OXIDE;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 77958468418     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2010.496431     Document Type: Article

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