Polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) have been widely investigated due to their significant
performance in mechanical reinforcement, but the mechanism of mechanical reinforcement …

This contribution introduces an unconventional procedure to characterize spatial profiles of
elastic and inelastic properties inside polymer interphases around nanoparticles …

Understanding the mechanism of mechanical reinforcement in glassy polymer
nanocomposites is of paramount importance for their tailored design. Here, we present a …

The polymer–particle interface consisting of grafted and adsorbed chains plays a key role in
the mechanical reinforcement of polymer nanocomposites, but the synergistic effect of …

The strength and toughness of sealing glass are currently unable to meet increasingly
severe application conditions, and composites are an effective way to solve this problem …

A novel thermally responsive chloride-anion rich polyionic liquid (TPIL) hydrogel was
synthesized and its potential in membrane-free osmotic desalination for saline water and …

The addition of nano-sized filler particles to polymers leads to significant improvements in
their mechanical properties. These can be traced back to the matrix–filler interactions of the …

The rheological properties of entangled polymers loaded with very small, strongly attractive
polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) fillers differ from that of nanocomposites with …

Their great versatility makes polymer nanocomposites an important class of engineering
materials. In order to gain detailed insights into the nanoscale mechanisms underlying their …

Polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) have shown great potential to meet the ever-growing
requirements of modern engineering applications. Nowadays, molecular dynamics (MD) …