Mechanical and morphological properties of injection molded linear and branched-polylactide (PLA) nanocomposite foams

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 73, Issue , 2015, Pages 455-465

  Najafi, Naqi ^a   Heuzey, Marie Claude ^a   Carreau, Pierre J ^a   Therriault, Daniel ^a   Park, Chul B ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Injection foam molding; Long chain branching; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BLOWING AGENTS; CHAINS; IMPACT STRENGTH; IMPACT TESTING; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLDING; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYESTERS; TENSILE TESTING;

CELLULAR MORPHOLOGY; CHEMICAL BLOWING AGENTS; CONVENTIONAL INJECTION MOLDING; LONG CHAIN BRANCHING; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITE FOAMS; ORGANO-MODIFIED CLAYS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

FOAMS;

EID: 84946922469     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.11.003     Document Type: Article

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