Polymer Engineering & Science

© 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers

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April 2008

Volume 48, Issue 4

Pages 627–836

  1. Articles

    1. Top of page
    2. Articles
    1. Effects of thermal aging on isotactic polypropylene crystallinity (pages 627–633)

      Aaron Law, Leonardo Simon and Pearl Lee-Sullivan

      Article first published online: 22 JAN 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.20987

    2. Effect of annealing and orientation on microstructures and mechanical properties of polylactic acid (pages 634–641)

      Long Yu, Hongshen Liu, Fengwei Xie, Ling Chen and Xiaoxi Li

      Article first published online: 21 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.20970

    3. Oxygen permeability of biaxially oriented polypropylene films (pages 642–648)

      Y.J. Lin, P. Dias, H.Y. Chen, S. Chum, A. Hiltner and E. Baer

      Article first published online: 21 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.20988

    4. Solid-state blending of poly(ethylene terephthalate) with polystyrene: Extent of compatibilization and its dependence on blend composition (pages 649–655)

      Ryan J. Schexnaydre and Brian S. Mitchell

      Article first published online: 21 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.20991

    5. Rheological characterization of room temperature vulcanized silicone sealant: Effect of filler particle size (pages 656–661)

      Xiaoming Xu, Chuanhua Gao and Qiang Zheng

      Article first published online: 21 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.20992

    6. Condensed-phase flame retardation in nylon 6-layered silicate nanocomposites: Films, fibers, and fabrics (pages 662–675)

      Kadhiravan Shanmuganathan, Sarang Deodhar, Nicholas A. Dembsey, Qinguo Fan and Prabir K. Patra

      Article first published online: 22 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.20993

    7. Compression hysteresis of fibrous systems (pages 676–682)

      Snezana B. Stankovic

      Article first published online: 21 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.20994

    8. Foam formation from fluorinated polyphosphazenes by liquid CO2 processing (pages 683–686)

      Lee B. Steely, Qixiu Li, John V. Badding and Harry R. Allcock

      Article first published online: 21 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.20995

    9. Improved through-plane electrical conductivity in a carbon-filled thermoplastic via foaming (pages 687–696)

      G.H. Motlagh, A.N. Hrymak and M.R. Thompson

      Article first published online: 21 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.21001

    10. Effect of molecular weight and molding conditions on the replication of injection moldings with micro-scale v-groove features (pages 697–704)

      Osamu Murakami, Masaya Kotaki and Hiroyuki Hamada

      Article first published online: 21 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.21002

    11. Fibril formation of 1,3:2,4-Di(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene) sorbitol in polymer melts (pages 705–710)

      Jonathan Lipp, Michael Shuster, Ann E. Terry and Yachin Cohen

      Article first published online: 21 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.21008

    12. Advanced injection molding mold and molding process for improvement of weld line strengths and isotropy of glass fiber filled aromatic polyester LCP (pages 711–716)

      Matti Koponen, Jouni Enqvist, Tham Nguyen-Chung and Günter Mennig

      Article first published online: 21 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.21010

    13. Local thermo-oxidative degradation in injection molding (pages 717–722)

      Dirk Schmiederer, Aleksander Gardocki, Ines Kühnert and Ernst Schmachtenberg

      Article first published online: 21 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.21011

    14. Characterization of new formulations for the rotational molding based on ethylene–propylene copolymer/graphite nanocomposites (pages 723–731)

      Emilie Planes, Jannick Duchet, Abdherrahim Maazouz and Jean-François Gerard

      Article first published online: 21 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.21012

    15. Effects of welding procedures on mechanical and morphological properties of hot gas butt welded PE, PP, and PVC sheets (pages 732–746)

      Onur Balkan, Halil Demirer, Ayhan Ezdeşir and Hüseyin Yıldırım

      Article first published online: 21 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.21014

    16. Yield stress and rheological characterization of the low shear zone of an epoxy molding compound for encapsulation of semiconductor devices (pages 747–755)

      Masaki Yoshii

      Article first published online: 22 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.21015

    17. A comparative study of dispersing a polyamide 6 into a polypropylene melt in a Buss Kneader, continuous mixer, and modular intermeshing corotating and counter-rotating twin screw extruders (pages 756–766)

      Keungjin Shon, Sug Hun Bumm and James L. White

      Article first published online: 25 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.20941

    18. Simulation of the residual stresses in the contour laser welding of thermoplastics (pages 767–773)

      H. Potente, L. Wilke, H. Ridder, R. Mahnken and A. Shaban

      Article first published online: 25 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.20999

    19. Calculation and significance of the maximum polymer surface temperature T* in reciprocating cylinder-on-plate sliding (pages 774–785)

      Pieter Samyn and Gustaaf Schoukens

      Article first published online: 25 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.21004

    20. Determination of different morphological structures in PC/ABS open spiral injection moldings (pages 786–794)

      N. O-Charoen, Y.W. Leong and H. Hamada

      Article first published online: 25 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.21006

    21. Synthetic 6FDA-ODA copolyimide membranes for gas separation and pervaporation: Correlation of separation properties with diamine monomers (pages 795–805)

      Shude Xiao, Xianshe Feng and Robert Y.M. Huang

      Article first published online: 27 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.21007

    22. In-line measurements of the morphological parameters of PP/PA6 blends during extrusion in the transient mode (pages 806–814)

      Luís A. Pinheiro, Guo-H. Hu, Luiz A. Pessan and Sebastião V. Canevarolo

      Article first published online: 25 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.21009

    23. The mastication characteristics of powdered carbon black filled natural rubber during internal mixing (pages 815–822)

      Anqiang Zhang, Yaling Lin and Lianshi Wang

      Article first published online: 25 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.21013

    24. Synthesis and characterization of hollow polyaniline microtubes and microbelts with nanostructured walls in sodium dodecyl sulfate micellar solutions (pages 823–828)

      Tzong-Ming Wu and Yen-Wen Lin

      Article first published online: 25 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.21018

    25. Thermal degradation and physical aging of poly(lactic acid) and its blends with starch (pages 829–836)

      Ricardo Acioli-Moura and Xiuzhi Susan Sun

      Article first published online: 25 FEB 2008 | DOI: 10.1002/pen.21019

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