Epoxy/PCL nanocomposites: Effect of layered silicate on structure and behavior

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 975-986

  Rotrekl, J ^a   Matejka L ^a   Kapralkova L ^a   Zhigunov, A ^a   Hromadkova J ^a   Kelnar, I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Epoxy; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Nanocomposites; Phase separation

Indexed keywords

COEXISTING PHASIS; DYNAMIC ASYMMETRY; EPOXY; LAYERED SILICATE; MAIN EFFECT; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS; NANO CLAYS; PHASE INVERSION; PINNING EFFECTS; STRUCTURE-PROPERTIES RELATIONSHIPS; SUPERCRITICAL; SYSTEM COMPOSITION; THERMOPLASTIC-MODIFIED EPOXY;

CLAY MINERALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHASE SEPARATION; SILICATES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84867263340     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2012.103     Document Type: Article

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