Detailed analysis of dynamic mechanical properties of TPU nanocomposite: The role of the interfaces

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 925-936

  Aurilia, Marco ^a   Piscitelli, Filomena ^b,c   Sorrentino, Luigi ^b   Lavorgna, Marino ^b   Iannace, Salvatore ^b  

^a IMAST   (Italy)

^b IMCB CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic mechanical properties; Microdomain morphology; Nanocomposites; Small angle X ray diffraction; Thermoplastic polyurethane

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; DYNAMIC STRAIN; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HARD DOMAIN; IR MEASUREMENTS; LAYERED SILICATE; LOSS TANGENT; MEAN DISTANCES; MELT BLENDING; MICRODOMAIN; MICRODOMAIN MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGICAL DATA; NON-LINEAR; PHASE SEGREGATIONS; SCAN TESTS; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; SOFT PHASIS; STORAGE MODULI; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BLENDING; DIFFRACTION; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; ELASTIC MODULI; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS TRANSITION; INFRARED IMAGING; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHASE SEPARATION; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SILICATES; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAYS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 79954627716     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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