Novel Nanocomposites of Poly(lauryl methacrylate)-Grafted Al2O3 Nanoparticles in LDPE

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 46, 2015, Pages 25669-25678

  Cobo Sánchez, Carmen ^a   Wåhlander, Martin ^a   Taylor, Nathaniel ^a   Fogelström, Linda ^a   Malmström, Eva ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Al2O3; grafting from; LDPE; nanocomposite; PLMA grafted nanoparticles; SI ATRP

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CONDENSATION REACTIONS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERIZATION; SILANES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; GRAFTED NANOPARTICLES; GRAFTING FROM; LAURYL METHACRYLATE; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(LDPE); NOVEL NANOCOMPOSITES; SURFACE INITIATED ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION (SI ATRP);

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84948682543     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b06427     Document Type: Article

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