Effect of nanosilica on the morphology of polyethylene investigated by AFM

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 131-138

  Panaitescu, Denis Mihaela ^a   Frone, Adriana Nicoleta ^a   Spataru, Ilie Catalin ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY AND PETROCHEMISTRY ICECHIM   (Romania)

Author keywords

A. Nanocomposites; B. Mechanical properties; D. Atomic force microscopy (AFM)

Indexed keywords

AFM; CRYSTALLINITIES; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; LAMELLAR THICKNESS; MELT BLENDING; MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANO-SILICA; NANOMECHANICAL PROPERTY; PEAK FORCE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BLENDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84870182332     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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