Influence of nanoclay dispersion methods on the mechanical behavior of e-glass/epoxy nanocomposites

Nanomaterials

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 550-563

  Agubra, Victor A ^a   Owuor, Peter S ^b   Hosur, Mahesh V ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion methods; Mechanical properties; Nanoclays; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903166677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20794991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nano3030550     Document Type: Article

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