Carbon nanotubes in blends of polycaprolactone/thermoplastic starch

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 189-198

  Taghizadeh, Ata ^a   Favis, Basil D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Interface; Localization; Morphology; Polycaprolactone (PCL); Thermoplastic starch (TPS)

Indexed keywords

CARBON; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MORPHOLOGY; NANOTUBES; PHASE INTERFACES; PLASTICS; POLYCAPROLACTONE; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRESS; STARCH; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; YARN;

COMBINED SOLUTION; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; LOCALIZATION; MULTI PHASE SYSTEMS; PERCENT CRYSTALLINITY; PROCESSING CONDITION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGE; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; PLASTIC; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYESTER; STARCH;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; INTERFACE; KINETICS; LOCALIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; POLYCAPROLACTONE (PCL); SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH (TPS);

CARBON NANOTUBES; INTERFACE; LOCALIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; POLYCAPROLACTONE (PCL); THERMOPLASTIC STARCH (TPS);

KINETICS; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PLASTICS; POLYESTERS; STARCH; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84879486011     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.05.024     Document Type: Article

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