Enhancement of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Polycaprolactone/Chitosan Blend by Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 4508-4522

  Abdolmohammadi, Sanaz ^a   Siyamak, Samira ^a   Ibrahim, Nor Azowa ^a   Wan Yunus, Wan Md Zin ^b   Ab Rahman, Mohamad Zaki ^a   Azizi, Susan ^a   Fatehi, Asma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate nanoparticles; Chitosan; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites; Polycaprolactone; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE NANOPARTICLE; CHITOSAN; NANOPARTICLE; POLYCAPROLACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYESTER;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE ELONGATION; TENSILE MODULUS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHITOSAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYESTERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84860180774     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13044508     Document Type: Article

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