EFFECT OF METAL OXIDE NANO-PARTICLES ON THE PROPERTIES AND DEGRADATION BEHAVIOUR OF POLYCARBONATE AND POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE)
Melt compounding was used to prepare polycarbonate (PC) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanocomposites with different amounts of metal-oxide fillers (silica, zirconia and titania). Zirconia and two types of titania were prepared by a sol-gel method, whereas a commercial hydrophobic silica havin...
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University of the Free State
2013
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| Online Access: | http://etd.uovs.ac.za//theses/available/etd-08262013-150849/restricted/ |