Influence of nano-graphite platelet concentration on onset of crystalline degradation in polylactide composites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 829-832

  Narimissa, Esmaeil ^a   Gupta, Rahul ^a   Bhaskaran, Madhu ^a   Sriram, Sharath ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crystallisation; Loading concentration; Mechanical properties; Nano graphite platelet; PLA; Polylactide

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION EFFECTS; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MATRICES; LOADING CONCENTRATION; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; NANO-CARBON; NANO-GRAPHITE; PLA; POLY LACTIDE; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GRAPHITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLATELETS;

LOADING;

EID: 84859214568     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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