Study of morphology and crystal growth behaviour of nanoclay-containing biodegradable polymer blend thin films using atomic force microscopy

Polymer

Volumn 53, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 2705-2716

  Malwela, Thomas ^a,b   Ray, Suprakas Sinha ^a,b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Clay containing polymer blends; Morphology and crystallization

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMER FILMS; SILICATES; SPIN GLASS; SUBSTRATES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BLEND THIN FILMS; CLAY-CONTAINING POLYMER BLENDS; CRYSTALLINE MORPHOLOGIES; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; DISPERSED PHASE; GLASS SUBSTRATES; GROWTH BEHAVIOUR; MORPHOLOGY AND CRYSTALLIZATIONS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84861752027     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2012.04.025     Document Type: Article

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