Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)/cellulose nano-crystal (CNC) nanocomposites and foams

Cellulose

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2727-2741

  Mi, Hao Yang ^a,b,c   Jing, Xin ^a,b,c   Peng, Jun ^a,b,c   Salick, Max R ^c   Peng, Xiang Fang ^a   Turng, Lih Sheng ^b,c  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC); Crystallization; Foaming; Mechanical properties; Poly( caprolactone) (PCL); Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLOWING AGENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL CULTURE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTIC MODULI; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; RUNWAY FOAMING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

CAPROLACTONE; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNC); CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; MICROCELLULAR INJECTION MOLDING; PHYSICAL BLOWING AGENTS; REINFORCEMENT EFFECTS;

FOAMS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CRYSTALLIZATION; FOAMING; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84904369322     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-014-0327-y     Document Type: Article

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