The relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes/polylactic acid nanocomposites prepared by twin-screw extrusion

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 89, Issue , 2016, Pages 18-25

  Wang, Lijun ^a   Qiu, Jianhui ^a,c   Sakai, Eiichi ^a   Wei, Xiaowei ^b  

^a AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b XIHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Nanocomposites; B. Mechanical properties; B. Microstructures; Polylactic acid

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DISPERSIONS; EXTRUSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YARN;

CRYSTALLINITIES; DENSITY METHODS; INTERNAL MICROSTRUCTURE; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUCLEATING AGENTS; POLY LACTIC ACID; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84955448305     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.12.016     Document Type: Article

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