Model polymer nanocomposites provide an understanding of confinement effects in real nanocomposites
10.1038/nmat1870
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Rittigstein, P., Priestley, R. D., Broadbelt, L. J., & Torkelson, J. M. (2007). Model polymer nanocomposites provide an understanding of confinement effects in real nanocomposites. Nature Materials, 6(4), 278–282.

Authors 4
  1. Perla Rittigstein (first)
  2. Rodney D. Priestley (additional)
  3. Linda J. Broadbelt (additional)
  4. John M. Torkelson (additional)
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@article{Rittigstein_2007, title={Model polymer nanocomposites provide an understanding of confinement effects in real nanocomposites}, volume={6}, ISSN={1476-4660}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat1870}, DOI={10.1038/nmat1870}, number={4}, journal={Nature Materials}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Rittigstein, Perla and Priestley, Rodney D. and Broadbelt, Linda J. and Torkelson, John M.}, year={2007}, month=mar, pages={278–282} }