50th Anniversary Perspective: Are Polymer Nanocomposites Practical for Applications?

Macromolecules

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 714-731

  Kumar, Sanat K ^a   Benicewicz, Brian C ^b   Vaia, Richard A ^c   Winey, Karen I ^d  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; PLASTICS INDUSTRY; POLYMERS; RUBBER;

APPLICATION OF POLYMERS; CASE-STUDIES; CONTINUOUS FIBERS; FILLED RUBBERS; GAS SEPARATIONS; NANO-FILLERS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; THERMOSET COMPOSITES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 85012975467     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: 15205835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b02330     Document Type: Review

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