Reduced graphene oxide enhances the crystallization and orientation of poly(ε-caprolactone)

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 96, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-70

  Wang, Bingjie ^a   Li, Yiguo ^a   Weng, Gengsheng ^b   Jiang, Zhiqiang ^c   Chen, Peng ^a   Wang, Zongbao ^b   Gu, Qun ^c  

^a NINGBO INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING   (China)

^b NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NINGBO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; E. Injection molding

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GRAPHENE; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; TWO DIMENSIONAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; E. INJECTION MOLDINGS; ORIENTATION DEGREE; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; WIDE ANGLE XRAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 84897455111     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.03.012     Document Type: Article

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