Polymer/layered silicate nanocomposites: a review from preparation to processing

Progress in Polymer Science - Tập 28 Số 11 - Trang 1539-1641 - 2003
Suprakas Sinha Ray1, Masami Okamoto1
1Advanced Polymeric Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Toyota Technological Institute, 2-12-1 Hisakata, Tempaku, Nagoya 468 8511, Japan

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