Solid-state Foaming of Nano-Clay-Filled Thermoset Foams with Shape Memory Properties

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 560-567

  Quadrini, Fabrizio ^a   Santo, Loredana ^a   Squeo, Erica Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epoxy; Polymer foams; Shape memory polymers

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE FOAMS; EPOXY; EPOXY FOAMS; FILLER CONTENTS; FOAM PROPERTIES; INTRINSIC PROPERTY; LOADING CONDITION; MECHANICAL TESTS; NANO CLAYS; POLYMER FOAMS; RESIN MATRIX; SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS; SHAPE RECOVERY TESTS; SHAPE-MEMORY PROPERTIES; SOLID PRECURSORS; SOLID-STATE PROCESS;

FILLERS; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; THERMOSETS;

FOAMS;

EID: 84860895140     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2012.654579     Document Type: Article

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