Surface modification of inorganic nanoparticles for development of organic–inorganic nanocomposites—A review

Progress in Polymer Science - Tập 38 Số 8 - Trang 1232-1261 - 2013
Sarita Kango1, Susheel Kalia2,3, Annamaria Celli3, James Njuguna4, Youssef Habibi5, Rajesh Kumar1
1Department of Physics and Materials Science, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat 173234, Dist. Solan, H.P., India
2Department of Chemistry, Bahra University, Waknaghat (Shimla Hills), 173234, Dist. Solan, H.P., India
3Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Via Terracini 28, 40131 Bologna, Italy
4School of Applied Sciences, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedford MK43 0AL, United Kingdom
5Laboratory of Polymeric & Composite Materials, University of Mons, Place du Parc, 20 B-7000 Mons, Belgium

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