Synthesis and properties of soft nanocomposite materials with novel organic/inorganic network structures

Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-241

  Haraguchi, Kazutoshi ^a  

^a KAWAMURA INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

clay; hydrogel; mechanical properties; nanocomposite; network

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SYSTEM; CLAY CONTENT; CROSS-LINKERS; CROSSLINKED; EXFOLIATED CLAY; IN-SITU; INORGANIC CLAYS; MECHANICAL FRAGILITY; MICRO PATTERNING; NANOCOMPOSITE GELS; NETWORK; NETWORK STRUCTURES; NETWORK SYSTEMS; OPTICAL TURBIDITY; ORGANIC/INORGANIC; POLYMER HYDROGELS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYMERIC MATERIAL; PROCESSING ABILITY; SOFT NANOCOMPOSITES; SOFT POLYMERS; STIMULI-SENSITIVE; STIMULUS SENSITIVITY; YIELDING BEHAVIOR;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; GELS; HYDROGELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS; TURBIDITY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 79952430863     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2010.141     Document Type: Review

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