Experimental trends in polymer nanocomposites—a review

J Jordan, KI Jacob, R Tannenbaum, MA Sharaf… - Materials science and …, 2005‏ - Elsevier
A review of the recent work on polymer matrix nanocomposites is presented. This review is
not intended to be comprehensive, but provides an overview of the processing techniques …

Processing and characterization of polyethylene-based composites

PN Khanam, MAA AlMaadeed - Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer …, 2015‏ - Taylor & Francis
Thermoplastic matrix polymer composites have gained commercial success in the
semistructural and structural applications. Polyethylene (PE) is one of the most versatile and …

Mechanical, thermal and flammability properties of polyethylene/clay nanocomposites

C Zhao, H Qin, F Gong, M Feng, S Zhang… - Polymer Degradation and …, 2005‏ - Elsevier
Polyethylene/clay composites were prepared by melt compounding polyethylene and
montmorillonite clay organically modified with different intercalating agents. Wide-angle X …

Cavitation during tensile deformation of polypropylene

A Pawlak, A Galeski - Macromolecules, 2008‏ - ACS Publications
The process of cavitation during tensile deformation of polypropylene was studied. It was
shown that in injection-molded polypropylene samples cavities appear in the center of a …

Wood/polymer/nanoclay composites, environmentally friendly sustainable technology: a review

M Hetzer, D De Kee - Chemical engineering research and design, 2008‏ - Elsevier
Wood/polymer/nanoclay composites, environmentally friendly sustainable technology: A
review - ScienceDirect Skip to main contentSkip to article Elsevier logo Journals & Books …

Preparation and characterization of waterborne hyperbranched polyurethane-urea and their hybrid coatings

P Florian, KK Jena, S Allauddin… - Industrial & …, 2010‏ - ACS Publications
A series of novel waterborne hyperbranched polyurethane-urea (WHBPU) were prepared
with different chain extenders (diamine, diol, and siloxane) by a systematic reaction process …

Preparation and characterization of PE and PE-g-MAH/montmorillonite nanocomposites

H Zhai, W Xu, H Guo, Z Zhou, S Shen, Q Song - European Polymer Journal, 2004‏ - Elsevier
Polyethylene (PE) was chemically modified with grafting maleic anhydride (MAH) monomer
on its backbone at first. Then the melt-direct intercalation method was employed to prepare …

Effects of clay dispersion on the foam morphology of LDPE/clay nanocomposites

YH Lee, KH Wang, CB Park… - Journal of applied polymer …, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
Intercalated and exfoliated low‐density polyethylene (LDPE)/clay nanocomposites were
prepared by melt blending with and without a maleated polyethylene (PE‐g‐MAn) as the …

New insights into thermodynamic description of strain-induced crystallization of peroxide cross-linked natural rubber filled with clay by tube model

Y Nie, G Huang, L Qu, X Wang, G Weng, J Wu - Polymer, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Clay changes the strain-induced crystallization behavior of natural rubber and induces a
dual crystallization mechanism due to the orientation of clay layers during deformation. The …

Melt processing of PA‐66/clay, HDPE/clay and HDPE/PA‐66/clay nanocomposites

M Mehrabzadeh, MR Kamal - Polymer Engineering & Science, 2004‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Polyamide 66/clay, high‐density polyethylene (HDPE)/clay and HDPE/PA66/clay
nanocomposites were prepared, using a twin‐screw extruder. The nanocomposites were …