Progress in Flammability Studies of Nanocomposites with New Types of Nanoparticles

Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 285-324

  Kashiwagi, Takashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofiber; Flammability; Graphite oxide; MWNT; POSS; SWNT

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889367207     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470109038.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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