Evaluation of crystallinity and gas barrier properties of films obtained from PLA nanocomposites synthesized via "in situ" polymerization of L-lactide with silane-modified nanosilica and montmorillonite

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 66, Issue , 2015, Pages 478-491

  Ortenzi, Marco A ^a   Basilissi, Luca ^a   Farina, Hermes ^a   Di Silvestro, Giuseppe ^a   Piergiovanni, Luciano ^a   Mascheroni, Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; In situ polymerization; Permeability; PLA; Silane modified nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLAY MINERALS; IN SITU PROCESSING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MELT SPINNING; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC COATINGS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SILANES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOANALYSIS;

3-AMINOPROPYLTRIETHOXYSILANE; 3-GLYCIDOXYPROPYLTRIMETHOXYSILANE; CRYSTALLINITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; GAS BARRIER PROPERTIES; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; ORGANICALLY MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; PLA;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84925624462     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.03.006     Document Type: Article

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