Stereology-based quantitative characterization of dispersion from TEM micrographs of polymer-clay nanocomposites

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 396-411

  Basu, Soumendra K ^a   Fasulo, Paula D ^a   Rodgers, William R ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

clay; dispersions; exfoliation; microstructure; nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

3-D PARAMETER; EXFOLIATION; INTERPARTICLE DISTANCES; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; POLYMER-CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; SEGMENTATION PROCESS; STEREOLOGY; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; TEM;

ASPECT RATIO; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYMERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 78649427473     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.32756     Document Type: Article

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