Preparation and Properties of Polylactic Acid (PLA)/Silica Nanocomposites

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 211-228

  Lai, Sun Mou ^a   Hsieh, Ya Ting ^a  

^a NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

mechanical properties; nanocomposites; polylactic acid; rheological properties; silica

Indexed keywords

ETHERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENES; SHEAR THINNING; SURFACE TREATMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DISPERSED SILICAS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; LOW FREQUENCY REGIONS; MELT MIXING PROCESS; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL METHYL ETHERS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; RHEOLOGICAL STUDIES;

SILICA;

EID: 84960444342     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2016.1138179     Document Type: Article

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