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Article: Photo polymerization of acrylamide onto calcium carbonate particle surfaces and filled nylon-6.
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- Polymer Engineering and Science
- Article date:
- July 1, 2004
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INTRODUCTION
Inorganic fillers have always played an important role in the polymer industry for improvement in properties of materials (1-3). Of these fillers, CaC[O.sub.3] is the mostly widely used. An important factor that determines the physical properties of particle-reinforced polymer composites is the degree of interaction between the polymer and filler (4). The interfacial interaction between polymer matrix and inorganic filler, however, usually is poor. Surface treatment of mineral fillers used in polymer composites is essential for good properties. After treatment, the surface chemical and physical characteristics of mineral fillers change, and adhesion ...