Microstructure-property relationships of organo-montmorillonite/polyurethane nanocomposites: Influence of hard segment content

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 114, Issue , 2015, Pages 430-439

  Taheri, Shahed ^a   Sadeghi, Gity Mir Mohamad ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Hard segment content; Nucleating effect; Organo montmorillonite; Polyurethane nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; CLAY MINERALS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MICROPHASE SEPARATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYURETHANES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLINITIES; HARD SEGMENTS; NUCLEATING EFFECT; ORGANO-MONTMORILLONITE; POLYURETHANE NANOCOMPOSITES;

STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

CRYSTALLINITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERAL PROPERTY; MONTMORILLONITE; NUCLEATION; POLYMER; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84936114010     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2015.06.036     Document Type: Article

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