Morphology-properties relationship on nanocomposite films based on poly(styrene-block-diene-block-styrene) copolymers and silver nanoparticles

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-118

  Peponi, L ^a   Tercjak, A ^b   Martin, L ^b   Mondragon, I ^b   Kenny, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Block copolymer; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites; Rheology

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650974773     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2011.12     Document Type: Article

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