Tensile mechanical response of polyethylene-clay nanocomposites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 123-131

  Pegoretti, A ^a   Dorigato, A ^a   Penati, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clay; Creep; Nanomaterials; Polyethylene; Polymer composites

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455133659     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2007.21     Document Type: Article

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