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The synthesis, chemical and physical characterisation of selected energetic binder systems
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)
Due to numerous accidents involving munitions, recent interest has focused on the
development and use of insensitive munitions (IM). Polymeric materials are used in
insensitive munitions as binders or plasticizers. Most ...
Self-healing coatings based on thiol-ene chemistry
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)
The work presented in this dissertation describes the development of self-healing
coatings based on thiol-ene chemistry. The approach was to synthesize capsules with
thiol and ene compounds separately encapsulated. These ...
The structure-property relationships of polyolefins
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)
Polypropylene is an extremely versatile material and has a broad spectrum of
applications due to the variations in properties which are possible with this material. The
variations in the properties of the material are ...