Rheological study of polymer/clay nanocomposites and optical linear rheometer instrumentation
Nanocomposite gels were formed by mixing organically modified clay into a linear polymer, dicarboxyl-terminated polybutadiene (CTPB). Two similar but differently sized counterions were chosen for preparing the organoclay. The polymer-clay interaction causes the clay aggregates to break up into parti...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2010
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3397725 |