Heterogeneous glass transition behavior of poly (ethylene oxide)/silica nanocomposites via atomistic MD simulations

I Tanis, AJ Power, A Chazirakis… - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Adding nanofillers in polymer matrices results in a slowing down of the polymer dynamics for
attractive polymer/nanofiller interactions. In this work, we perform atomistic molecular …

Biocompatible silica-polyethylene glycol-based composites for immobilization of microbial cells by sol-gel synthesis

DG Lavrova, AN Zvonarev, VA Alferov, TG Khonina… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biocatalysts based on the methylotrophic yeast Ogataea polymorpha VKM Y-2559
immobilized in polymer-based nanocomposites for the treatment of methanol-containing …

Exploring the effects of bound rubber phase on the physical properties of nano-silica composites with a vitrimer-like bond exchangeable matrix

T Kimura, M Hayashi - Polymer Journal, 2022 - nature.com
We demonstrate the preparation and unique properties of composite vitrimer-like materials
containing silica nanoparticles (SNPs). The matrix is composed of polyacrylate-based …