Transparent titanium dioxide/block copolymer modified epoxy-based systems in the long scale microphase separation threshold

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-25

  Tercjak, Agnieszka ^a   Gutierrez, Junkal ^a   Martin, Maria Dolores ^a   Mondragon, Iñaki ^a  

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

Author keywords

AFM (atomic force microscopy); Block copolymers; Epoxy resin; Inorganic organic nanocomposites; TiO 2 nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

AFM (ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY); AMPHIPHILICS; DIBLOCK COPOLYMER; HIGH WATER; IN-SITU SYNTHESIZED; INORGANIC/ORGANIC; MICROPHASE SEPARATED; SPHERICAL MICELLES; TIO; UV-SHIELDING; WORM-LIKE MICELLES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; ETHYLENE; MICELLES; MICROPHASE SEPARATION; NANOPARTICLES; SEPARATION; STYRENE; TERNARY SYSTEMS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 84155162422     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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