Some issues in polymer nanocomposites: Theoretical and modeling opportunities for polymer physics
Some issues in polymer nanocomposites: Theoretical and modeling opportunities for polymer physics
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10.1002/polb.21587
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2008-12
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V. Ganesan
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V. Ganesan
Addition of fillers to polymers has long been used as a strategy to enhance the properties of polymers. In the last two decades, however, a class of materials termed as “polymer nanocomposites”(PNC) has evolved to refer to blends of polymers and inorganic fillers in which the inorganic component has one or more dimensions below 100 nm. 1–3 Examples of such materials include mixtures of a variety of homopolymers and multicomponent polymers blended with fillers such as clays, nanotubes, Fullerenes, polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS), nanoscopic silica particles, and so forth. 2–7 Initial interest and research in such materials arose from the significant property enhancements reported for extremely low loadings of nanofillers. These reports fueled intense research into the mechanical, electrical, barrier, and fire retardancy properties of PNCs and have led to some notable commercial technologies utilizing PNCs. 1, 8–10 More recent efforts have expanded the above class of studies and materials by examining the properties of nanocomposites involving polymer blends and block copolymers, where the potential to create multifunctional materials possessing novel electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
