Understanding the property enhancement mechanism in exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets reinforced polymer nanocomposites

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 255-268

  Karevan, Mehdi ^a   Kalaitzidou, Kyriaki ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets; interfacial interactions; polymer nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE NANOPLATELETS; GRAPHITE REINFORCED POLYMERS; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; REINFORCING MECHANISM; SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84878693150     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15685543.2013.795752     Document Type: Conference Paper

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