Application of Rubber Nanocomposites

Rubber Nanocomposites: Preparation, Properties, and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 675-696

  El Fray, Miroslawa ^a   Goettler, Lloyd ^b  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Airspace; Application; Barrier; Clay; Elastomer; Health; Mechanical; Medical; Membrane; Montmorillonite; Nanocomposite; Permeation; Rubber; Silica; Sports; Tire

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886063673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470823477.ch24     Document Type: Chapter

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