Effects of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube (MWCNT) Content on Physical Properties and Cell Structure in Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer (EVA)/MWCNT Nanocomposite Foams

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 699-703

  Yu, Duck Ryul ^a   Kim, Gue Hyun ^a  

^a Dongseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Foams; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BLOWING AGENTS; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; ETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMERS; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; MELT VISCOSITIES; MELT-COMPOUNDING; NANOCOMPOSITE FOAMS; SURFACE RESISTIVITY;

CARBON NANOTUBES; COPOLYMERS; FOAMS; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; NANOCOMPOSITES;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84878116350     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2012.762668     Document Type: Article

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