Synthesis techniques, properties and applications of polymer nanocomposites

Current Organic Synthesis

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 114-136

  Luan, Jingfei ^a   Wang, Shu ^a   Hu, Zhitian ^a   Zhang, Lingyan ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

(inorganic materials) polymer; (organic materials) polymer; Application; Nanocomposites; Polymer; Polymer nanocomposites; Properties; Synthesis technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862973538     PISSN: 15701794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157017912798889161     Document Type: Review

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