JOURNAL OF POLYMER ENGINEERING

Vol. 27, No. 5, 2007

CONTENTS

Maleic Anhydride Grafted Polypropylene – Layered Hydrotalcite Master Batch and Resultant Nanocomposites prepared by Melt Processing: Structure Characterization and Mechanical Properties
J. Kuppinger, U. Göschel, B. Reeksting, O. Vorster	339
Tetrapod-shaped ZnO Whiskers Reinforced Polyurethane
Chuangqi Guo, Qiren Zhu, Zhen Zheng, Xinling Wang	357
The Mechanical Properties of Flyash Filled Polystyrene: Using Surface Modifications to tune Mechanical Properties
J.M. Harner, T.M. Raymond, and J. Csernica	371
Investigation of Nitrogen Plasma Surface Modification to Polyethylene: Quantitative ATR-FTIR Spectroscopic Analysis
L-.S. Shi, L.-Y. Wang and Y.-N. Wang	385