Polymer nanocomposite dielectrics possess exceptional electric properties that are absent
in the pristine dielectric polymers. The matrix/particle interface in polymer nanocomposite …

Self-lubricating polymer composite coatings, with tailorable tribological and mechanical
properties, have been widely employed on mechanical parts to reduce friction and wear …

Polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) are important materials that are widely used in many
current technologies and potentially have broader applications in the future due to their …

Polymer materials are multiscale systems by definition. Already the description of a single
macromolecule involves a multitude of scales, and cooperative processes in polymer …

The structure of neat melts of polymer-grafted nanoparticles (GNPs) is studied via coarse-
grained molecular dynamics simulations. We systematically vary the degree of …

Although the reinforcing effect of fumed silica on silicone rubber is always better than that of
precipitated silica, their enhancement mechanism is still controversial due to the cognitive …

It is generally believed that the strength of the polymer–nanoparticle interaction controls the
modification of near-interface segmental mobility in polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) …

We present detailed studies of ionic conductivity in several polymerized ionic liquids
(PolyILs) with different size of mobile ions. Presented analysis revealed that charge diffusion …

The past two decades have seen atomic force microscopy (AFM) evolve from an
experimental technique to probe simple surface topography to one that can spatially map …

Cell-based therapies have shown significant promise in tissue engineering with one key
challenge being the delivery and retention of cells. As a result, significant efforts have been …