The use of apparent yield stress to characterize exfoliation in polymer nanocomposites

International Polymer Processing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-232

  Vergnes, B ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

END-USE PROPERTIES; MELT BLENDING; NANO-FILLERS; OSCILLATORY SHEAR; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; RHEOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; SMALL AMPLITUDE; THERMOPLASTIC MATRICES;

BLENDING; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANOCLAY; YIELD STRESS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84860908570     PISSN: 0930777X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3139/217.2462     Document Type: Article

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