Polymer/Graphite Nanocomposites: Physical Features, Fabrication and Current Relevance

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 750-770

  Nasir, Amara ^a,b   Kausar, Ayesha ^a   Younus, Ayesha ^b  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Fabrication technique; Mechanical properties; Polymer graphite nanocomposite; Pseudo two dimensional

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; FABRICATION; FILLERS; GRAPHITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

FABRICATION TECHNIQUE; HIGH SURFACE AREA; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; MECHANICAL AND BARRIERS; PHYSICAL FEATURES; THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMICALLY STABLE; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84929086387     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2014.979503     Document Type: Article

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