Non-isothermal crystallization of poly(-caprolactone)-grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1524-1530

  Jana, R N ^a   Cho, Jae Whan ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Particle reinforcement; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Thermal properties; E. Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); CAPROLACTONE; CRYSTAL GROWTH PROCESS; CRYSTALLINITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUNCTIONALIZED; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; KINETIC MODELS; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; PARTICLE REINFORCEMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NUCLEATION; REINFORCEMENT; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 78049416410     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.06.015     Document Type: Article

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