%0 journal article
%@ 0969-806X
%A Choi, J.-H., Jung, C.-H., Kim, D.-K., Suh, D.-H., Nho, Y.-C., Kang, P.-H., Ganesan, R.

%D 2009
%J Radiation Physics and Chemistry
%N 7-8
%P 517-520 
%R doi:10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.03.037
%T Preparation of polymer/POSS nanocomposites by radiation processing
%U https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.03.037
7-8 
%X Multifunctional polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)-reinforced polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites were prepared by a simple and economical radiation processing, which has a great potential for the preparation of high-performance materials. The tensile strength of PP/POSS nanocomposites increased with an increasing POSS content up to 5 wt% and with an increasing absorption dose up to 50 kGy. The tensile strength of irradiated PP/POSS nanocomposites decreased at high absorption dose due to the main chain scission of PP by radiation. The PP/POSS nanocomposites showed improved thermal stability due to the formation of crosslinked network between PP and POSS by radiation.