Fundamentals of Polymer Nanocomposite Technology

Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 31-66

  Manias, E ^a   Polizos, G ^a   Nakajima, H ^a   Heidecker, M J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Effects on properties; Synthesis and characterization; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889344798     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470109038.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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