The effect of surface modification of TiO2 with diblock copolymers on the properties of epoxy nanocomposites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1483-1488

  Xiong, Lei ^a,b   Liang, Hong Bo ^a   Wang, Ru Min ^b   Pang, Yu ^a  

^a NANCHANG HANGKONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Epoxy; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites; Raft; Thermal stability; TiO2

Indexed keywords

DIBLOCK COPOLYMER; EPOXY; EPOXY MATRICES; EPOXY NANOCOMPOSITES; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE)-B-POLYSTYRENE; PS CONTENTS; RAFT; REVERSIBLE ADDITION-FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE MODIFICATION; THERMAL STABILITY; TIO; TIO2;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COPOLYMERIZATION; ESTERS; IMPACT STRENGTH; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYSTYRENES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 78649704841     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2010.496430     Document Type: Article

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