Effects of graphene nanoplatelets and reduced graphene oxide on poly(lactic acid) and plasticized poly(lactic acid): A comparative study

Polymers

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2232-2246

  Chieng, Buong Woei ^a   Ibrahim, Nor Azowa ^a   Yunus, Wan Md Zin Wan ^b   Hussein, Mohd Zobir ^a   Then, Yoon Yee ^a   Loo, Yuet Ying ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Graphene nanoplatelets; Plasticized; Poly(lactic acid); Reduced graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

FILLERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS; PLASTICIZED; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACIDS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO);

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84906517330     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym6082232     Document Type: Article

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