Current issues in research on structure–property relationships in polymer nanocomposites
Josef Jancar,Jack F. Douglas,Francis W. Starr,Sanat K. Kumar,Philippe Cassagnau,Alan J. Lesser,S. S. Sternstein,Markus J. Buehler +7 more
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In this paper, the state of the art regarding the understanding and prediction of the macro-scale properties of polymers reinforced with nanometer-sized solid inclusions over a wide temperature range is established.About:
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Graphene-based polymer nanocomposites
TL;DR: A survey of the literature on polymer nanocomposites with graphene-based fillers including recent work using graphite nanoplatelet fillers is presented in this article, along with methods for dispersing these materials in various polymer matrices.
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Nanocomposites with Polymer Grafted Nanoparticles
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on one particular approach to control the spatial distribution of nanoparticles (NPs) in a polymer matrix, and the properties of polymer-grafted NPs.
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A Review of the Properties and Applications of Poly (Methyl Methacrylate) (PMMA)
TL;DR: In this paper, a review highlights the fundamental physical properties of PMMA, coupled with experimental evidence of its essential chemistry, such as solubility, hydrolysis, grafting, combustion reactions, reactions with amines, and thermal decomposition.
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Current characterization methods for cellulose nanomaterials
E. Johan Foster,Robert J. Moon,Umesh P. Agarwal,Michael J. Bortner,Julien Bras,Sandra Camarero-Espinosa,Kathleen J. Chan,Martin J. D. Clift,Emily D. Cranston,Stephen J. Eichhorn,Douglas M. Fox,Wadood Y. Hamad,Laurent Heux,Bruno Jean,Matthew Korey,Kimberly J. Ong,Michael S. Reid,Scott Renneckar,Rose Roberts,Jo Anne Shatkin,John Simonsen,Kelly L. Stinson-Bagby,Nandula D. Wanasekara,Jeffrey P. Youngblood +23 more
TL;DR: This review establishes detailed best practices, methods and techniques for characterizing CNM particle morphology, surface chemistry, surface charge, purity, crystallinity, rheological properties, mechanical properties, and toxicity for two distinct forms of CNMs: cellulose nanocrystals and cellulose Nanofibrils.
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A kirigami approach to engineering elasticity in nanocomposites through patterned defects
Terry Shyu,Pablo F. Damasceno,Paul M. Dodd,Aaron Lamoureux,Lizhi Xu,Matthew Shlian,Max Shtein,Sharon C. Glotzer,Nicholas A. Kotov +8 more
TL;DR: By taking inspiration from kirigami, it is shown that a network of notches made in rigid nanocomposite and other composite sheets by top-down patterning techniques prevents unpredictable local failure and increases the ultimate strain of the sheets from 4 to 370%.
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