Isocyanate-rich cellulose nanocrystals and their selective insertion in elastomeric polyurethane

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1953-1960

  Rueda, L ^a   Fernandez d'Arlas B ^a   Zhou, Q ^b,c   Berglund, L A ^b   Corcuera, M A ^a   Mondragon, I ^a   Eceiza, A ^a  

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

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c ALBANOVA UNIVERSITY CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A. Nanocomposites; B. Thermomechanical properties; Cellulose nanocrystals; D. Atomic force microscopy (AFM); E. Casting

Indexed keywords

A. NANOCOMPOSITES; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALS; D. ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (AFM); E. CASTING; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RESONANCE; STIFFNESS MATRIX; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

NANOCRYSTALS;

CASTING; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STIFFNESS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 80055023666     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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