Preparation of silanized graphene/poly(methyl methacrylate) nanocomposites in situ copolymerization and its mechanical properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 97, Issue , 2014, Pages 6-11

  Hu, Xinjun ^a   Su, Enqi ^a   Zhu, Bochao ^b   Jia, Junji ^b   Yao, Peihong ^b   Bai, Yongxiao ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Lanzhou Petrochemical Research Center of Petrochina   (China)

Author keywords

A. Nanocomposites; B. Mechanical properties; B. Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; ESTERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

3-METHACRYLOXYPROPYLTRIMETH-OXYSILANE; GRAPHENE NANOSHEETS; METHYL METHACRYLATES; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) (PMMA); POLYMERIC MATRICES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); SITU COPOLYMERIZATION; WEAK INTERACTIONS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84899003609     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.03.019     Document Type: Article

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