Graphene oxide-polyamide 6 nanocomposites produced via in situ polymerization

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 372-389

  Dixon, Dorian ^a   Lemonine, Patrick ^a   Hamilton, Jeremy ^a   Lubarsky, Genady ^a   Archer, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Graphene; graphene oxide; in situ polymerization; nanocomposite; nylon

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLINITY; DISPERSIONS; GRAPHENE OXIDE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERIZATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DEGRADATION TEMPERATURES; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; LATERAL DIMENSION; MECHANICAL REINFORCEMENT; NUCLEATION AGENTS; NYLON; WATER BASED DISPERSION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84923401038     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705713484749     Document Type: Article

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