Barrier and mechanical properties of clay-reinforced polymeric nanocomposites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1323-1328

  de Moura, Márcia R ^a,c   Aouada, Fauze A ^b,c   Zucolotto, Valtencir ^a   Mattoso, Luiz H C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Barrier properties; Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposite; Pectin

Indexed keywords

BARRIER PROPERTIES; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE; MATRIX; NANO CLAYS; NATURAL MONTMORILLONITE; OXYGEN PERMEABILITY; PECTIN; POLYMERIC NANOCOMPOSITES; REINFORCING EFFECTS; SURFACE AREA; WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY;

ASPECT RATIO; CLAY MINERALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERIC FILMS; SODIUM; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER VAPOR;

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

EID: 80052867764     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2011.578296     Document Type: Article

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