Synthetic aliphatic biodegradable poly(Butylene Succinate)/MWNT nanocomposite foams and their physical characteristics

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1171-1184

  Lim, Sang Kyun ^a   Lee, Seok In ^a   Jang, Suk Goo ^a   Lee, Kwang Hee ^a   Choi, Hyoung Jin ^a   Chin, In Joo ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

biodegradable polymer; foam; MWNT; nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES; BLOWING RATIO; CELL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL BLOWING AGENTS; CLOSED CELLS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIELD-EMISSION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; FT- RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH-DENSITY; MATRIX; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MELT MIXING; MELT STATE; MWNT; NANOCOMPOSITE FOAMS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; POLY(BUTYLENE SUCCINATE); PREPARATION METHOD; SOLUTION BLENDING; UNIVERSAL TEST;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BLENDING; BLOWING AGENTS; BUTENES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON EMISSION; ENAMELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FOAMS;

EID: 79957522895     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2010.503119     Document Type: Article

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