Linear low density polyethylene/cycloolefin copolymer blends

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-37

  Dorigato, A ^a   Pegoretti, A ^a   Fambri, L ^a   Lonardi, C ^a   Slouf M ^b   Kolarik J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cycloolefin copolymer; Mechanical properties; Polyethylene; Polymer blends and alloys

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650267687     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2011.4     Document Type: Article

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