Polystyrene-grafted silica nanoparticles: Investigating the molecular weight dependence of glass transition and fragility behavior

S Askar, L Li, JM Torkelson - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
Polymer-tethered nanoparticles provide a strategy to improve particle dispersion in polymer
nanocomposites and as materials themselves can exhibit self-healing behavior and …

Molecular weight dependence of the glass transition temperature (T g)-confinement effect in well-dispersed poly (2-vinyl pyridine)–silica nanocomposites: comparison …

T Wei, JM Torkelson - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nanocomposites (NCs) of poly (2-vinyl pyridine)(P2VP) and nanosilica were prepared by
spin-coating and characterized by fluorescence to assess the alterations in matrix glass …

Observation of Interfacial Damage in a Silk‐Epoxy Composite, Using a Simple Mechanoresponsive Fluorescent Probe

JW Woodcock, R Beams, CS Davis… - Advanced materials …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer composites are found throughout the world both natural and artificial in origin. In the
vast majority of applications, composites serve as structural support or reinforcement roles …

Significant improvement of urethane-containing silane on the tracking and erosion resistance of silicone rubber/silica nanocomposite by enhancing the interfacial …

Y Zhang, X Zeng, X Lai, H Li, X Huang - Polymer Testing, 2018 - Elsevier
Rapid crosslinking of silicone chains on the nanosilica surface during arc discharge is
proposed as an efficient strategy to improve the tracking and erosion resistance of silicone …

Investigation of the mechanical, thermal, and anticorrosion properties of epoxy nanocomposite coatings: Effect of synthetic hardener and nanoporous graphene

M Naderi, M Hoseinabadi, M Najafi… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the present study, epoxy samples containing nanoporous graphene (NPG) were
synthesized and analyzed in terms of mechanical, morphological, thermal, adhesion, and …

Epoxy-matrix composites filled with surface-modified SiO2 nanoparticles

J Macan, K Paljar, B Burmas, G Špehar… - Journal of thermal …, 2017 - Springer
Composites based on an epoxy resin, diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A and SiO 2
nanoparticles, unmodified and surface-modified with a coupling agent 3 …

Dynamics heterogeneity in silica‐filled nitrile butadiene rubber

H Xu, Y Song, E Jia, Q Zheng - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoparticles significantly reinforce rubbers, but their influence on polymer dynamics is far
from being understood. Here a comparison study of polymer dynamics in silica‐filled nitrile …

Direct relationship between interfacial microstructure and confined crystallization in poly (ethylene oxide)/silica composites: The study of polymer molecular weight …

W Zhao, Y Su, AJ Müller, X Gao… - Journal of Polymer …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
With particular focus on the characterization of polymer–nanoparticle interaction, the effects
of polymer molecular weight (Mn) on confined crystallization of the interfacial region in poly …

Fracture surface and mechanical properties of epoxy composites

M Naderi, F Ebrahimi - Epoxy Composites: Fabrication …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Epoxy‐based nanocomposites have attracted special attention in recent years due to their
unique properties. In addition, more fillers, specifically the ones with nanostructures, are …

Dielectric relaxation and ferromagnetic resonance in magnetoelectric (Polyvinylidene-fluoride)/ferrite composites

S Svirskas, M Simenas, J Banys, P Martins… - Journal of Polymer …, 2015 - Springer
In this work the dielectric properties and ferromagnetic resonance of Polyvinylidene-fluoride
embedded with 10 wt.% of NiFe 2 O 4 or Ni 0.5 Zn 0.5 Fe 2 O 4 nanoparticles are presented …