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Macromol. Mater. Eng. 12/2009
Author(s) -
Ramontja James,
Ray Suprakas Sinha,
Pillai Sreejarani K.,
Luyt Adriaan S.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.200990022
Subject(s) - materials science , raman spectroscopy , composite number , carbon nanotube , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , cover (algebra) , polymer , composite material , fourier transform , polymer chemistry , polymer science , chemical engineering , optics , mechanical engineering , physics , engineering , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Cover: The cover presents Raman spectra, polarized optical microscopy images, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy results of pure poly(lactide) (PLA) and its composite with functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (f‐MWCNTs). The inherent properties of PLA are concurrently improved by the incorporation of a small amount of f‐MWCNTs. The improvement in PLA properties after composite formation with f‐MWCNTs is due to the strong interfacial interaction between the outer surfaces of the nanotubes and the polymer matrix. Further details can be found in the article by J. Ramontja, S. Sinha Ray, * S. K. Pillai, and A. S. Luyt on page 839 .