Selective localization of titanium dioxide nanoparticles at the interface and its effect on the impact toughness of poly(L-lactide)/poly(ether)urethane blends

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 261-271

  Xiu, H ^a   Bai, H W ^a   Huang, C M ^a   Xu, C L ^a   Li, X Y ^a   Fu, Q ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymers; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Poly(l lactide); Toughness

Indexed keywords

INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; NANO-FILLERS; NANO-TIO; PLLA; POLY (L-LACTIDE); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; THIRD COMPONENT; TIO; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; ESTERS; ETHERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDES; PHASE INTERFACES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOUGHNESS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84871984735     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2013.24     Document Type: Article

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