The Effects of Loading of Montmorillonite (MMT) on the Properties of the Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE/Organo-MMT) Nanocomposite Sheets Prepared by Gel and Pressure Induced Flow (PIF) Processing

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 479-490

  Babiker, Musa E ^a   Muhuo, Yu ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Exfoliation; Gel process; Intercalation; PIF; UHMWPE MMT clay nanocomposites sheet

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874104284     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13369-012-0371-6     Document Type: Article

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