Practical Issues and Future Trends in Polymer Nanocomposite Flammability Research

Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 355-399

  Morgan, Alexander B ^a   Wilkie, Charles A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercialization; Flammability; Future trends; Nanocomposites; Regulatory Issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889362027     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470109038.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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