This topical review discusses the theoretical progress made in the field of polymer
nanocomposites, ie, hybrid materials created by mixing (typically inorganic) nanoparticles …

Physical aging is a ubiquitous phenomenon in glassy materials and originates from the fact
that they are generally out-of-equilibrium. Due to the technological and fundamental …

We review the recent activity aiming to clarify glassy dynamics in nanostructured polymer
glasses, in particular thin films, nanocomposites and nanospheres. Special emphasis is …

Dynamic properties play an important role in designing functional polymer nanocomposites,
impacting molecular transport and phase separation kinetics. When nanoparticle (NP) size …

Mechanical properties and cross-link density of model composites being solution styrene–
butadiene rubbers filled with different amounts of nanosized silica particles or mixtures of …

We present high resolution neutron spectroscopic investigations of polyethylene glycol
matrices interacting attractively with neat SiO 2 nanoparticles. We observe a very rich …

We investigate the interfacial interactions and segmental dynamics of hydrophilic and
hydrophobic (calcined) silica nanoparticle (NP) filled poly (vinyl acetate)(PVAc) composites …

The effect of water content on silica nanoparticles was examined by thermogravimetry
analysis (TGA), broadband dielectric spectroscopy (from 10–2 to 107 Hz), and differential …

The physical aging of polystyrene (PS) free-standing films has been investigated as a
function of the films thickness, ranging from several micrometers to tens of nanometers. In …

The effect of controlling interactions between the components in a mixed-matrix membrane
at the molecular level has been explored. A systematic series of soluble metal–organic …