Nanoparticle Dispersion and Glass Transition Behavior of Polyimide-grafted Silica Nanocomposites
- Corresponding author: Yu Lin, linyu@ecust.edu.cn Guo-Zhang Wu, wgz@ecust.edu.cn
Citation:
Sha-Ni Hu, Yu Lin, Guo-Zhang Wu. Nanoparticle Dispersion and Glass Transition Behavior of Polyimide-grafted Silica Nanocomposites[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science,
;2020, 38(1): 100-108.
doi:
10.1007/s10118-019-2300-6
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