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Mechanical and Tribological Properties of

Microparticulate and Nanoparticulate Reinforced Polymer Composites

Bernd Wetzel¹, Frank Haupert¹, Klaus Friedrich¹, Mingqiu Zhang² and Minzhi Rong²

¹Institute for Composite Materials (IVW), University of Kaiserslautern,

67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany

²Key Laboratory of Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials,

The Ministry of Education of China, Zhongshan University,

Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China

Keywords: nanoparticle, nanocomposite, microparticles, polymer, wear, dispersion, mechanical properties