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5 - Engineering properties of polymer–clay nanocomposites theory and theory validation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2011

Gary W. Beall  and
Clois E. Powell
Gary W. Beall
Affiliation:
Texas State University, San Marcos
Clois E. Powell
Affiliation:
Texas State University, San Marcos
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Fundamentals of Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites , pp. 49 - 67
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

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