Nylon 6/TiO 2 Composites by in situ Anionic Ring-Opening Polymerization of ϵ-Caprolactam: Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties

International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 561-583

  Rusu, Gheorghe ^a   Rusu, Elena ^a  

^a PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Anionic ring opening; In situ polymerization; lunate Caprolactam

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; COUPLING AGENTS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FILLERS; GLASS CERAMICS; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; ROTATIONAL MOLDING; SODIUM ALUMINATE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER ABSORPTION;

3-AMINOPROPYLTRIETHOXYSILANE; ANIONIC RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; NOTCHED IZOD IMPACT STRENGTH; RING OPENING; TENSILE AND FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; WEIGHT-AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84859206545     PISSN: 1023666X     EISSN: 15635341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023666X.2011.622103     Document Type: Article

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