Feb 21, 2007 | Article
Worldwide consumption of rubber is roughly 18-20 million tonnes of very diversified goods. Among them, tyres are the most known but many industrial parts require high resistance to immediate or...
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Feb 7, 2007 | Article
Modern material based on polymers could be very complex. The polymer itself could be a blend or a copolymer, several additives for special material behaviour are added. Some of these additives could...
Feb 6, 2007 | Article
Not since the discovery of the silicon chip has there been this much excitement in the field of physics and material sciences. Innumerable universities have established nanocenters with many...
Feb 1, 2007 | Article
Carbon nanotubes are known for exhibiting unique mechanical, electrical and thermal properties, useful for a wide range of applications in polymers. Young modulus of 1000 GPa and tensile strength of...
Jan 24, 2007 | Article
As soon as the reason of a compensation claim has to be investigated, masterbatches or compounds are analysed with extensive efforts. The same is true for the deformulation of competition products...
Dec 13, 2006 | Article
Originally, the rubbers are independent macromolecular chains with poor characteristics and it's essential to enhance their properties by linking the chains to build a tough 3D network. The process...
Nov 14, 2006 | Article
TPVs are a special category of TPEs made out of a dispersed phase of a soft partly or fully vulcanized elastomer forming microscopic droplets in a continuous phase of a hard thermoplastic (see...
Oct 18, 2006 | Article
VOCs or Volatile Organic Compounds form a broad category of chemical compounds, some of which pose a health hazard and can also lead to greenhouse effect, ozone layer depletion and acidification of...
Oct 4, 2006 | Article
Syntactic foams are primarily used for a unique combination of a lightweight and fair compressive modulus and strength, and secondly for thermal or acoustic insulation and more rarely for optical...
Sep 6, 2006 | Article
Properties of polymers are often modified by quasi-spherical mineral fillers such as calcium carbonate or by highly anisotropic glass fibres for an efficient reinforcement or by foaming to reduce...