Analysis of structures of rubber-filler systems with combined scattering methods

Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 10-19

  Takenaka, Mikihito ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN HARIMA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

combined scattering methods; hierarchical structure; rubber filler systems

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; LENGTH SCALE; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; SCATTERING FUNCTIONS; SCATTERING METHODS; SCATTERING THEORY;

FILLERS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; RUBBER;

SCATTERING;

EID: 84872184274     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2012.187     Document Type: Review

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