Polymer nanocomposites—a comparison between carbon nanotubes, graphene, and clay as nanofillers

M Bhattacharya - Materials, 2016 - mdpi.com
Nanofilled polymeric matrices have demonstrated remarkable mechanical, electrical, and
thermal properties. In this article we review the processing of carbon nanotube, graphene …

Flexible nanodielectric materials with high permittivity for power energy storage

ZM Dang, JK Yuan, SH Yao, RJ Liao - Advanced Materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Study of flexible nanodielectric materials (FNDMs) with high permittivity is one of the most
active academic research areas in advanced functional materials. FNDMs with excellent …

Benchmarking cellulose nanocrystals: from the laboratory to industrial production

MS Reid, M Villalobos, ED Cranston - Langmuir, 2017 - ACS Publications
The renewability, biocompatibility, and mechanical properties of cellulose nanocrystals
(CNCs) have made them an attractive material for numerous composite, biomedical, and …

Sensitive, high-strain, high-rate bodily motion sensors based on graphene–rubber composites

CS Boland, U Khan, C Backes, A O'Neill, J McCauley… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Monitoring of human bodily motion requires wearable sensors that can detect position,
velocity and acceleration. They should be cheap, lightweight, mechanically compliant and …

[PDF][PDF] Multifunctional, ultra‐flyweight, synergistically assembled carbon aerogels

H Sun, Z Xu, C Gao - Advanced materials, 2013 - tac.polymer.zju.edu.cn
Since the first report of aerogels by Kistler in 1930s,[1] several ultralight cellular materials
such as silica aerogels,[2] metallic foams,[3] CNT aerogels,[4] and polymer foams [5] have …

Recent advances in graphene based polymer composites

T Kuilla, S Bhadra, D Yao, NH Kim, S Bose… - Progress in polymer …, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper reviews recent advances in the modification of graphene and the fabrication of
graphene-based polymer nanocomposites. Recently, graphene has attracted both academic …

Cellulose nanocrystals: chemistry, self-assembly, and applications

Y Habibi, LA Lucia, OJ Rojas - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
Cellulose constitutes the most abundant renewable polymer resource available today. As a
chemical raw material, it is generally well-known that it has been used in the form of fibers or …

Graphene/polymer nanocomposites

H Kim, AA Abdala, CW Macosko - Macromolecules, 2010 - ACS Publications
Graphene has emerged as a subject of enormous scientific interest due to its exceptional
electron transport, mechanical properties, and high surface area. When incorporated …

Cellulose nanomaterials review: structure, properties and nanocomposites

RJ Moon, A Martini, J Nairn, J Simonsen… - Chemical Society …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review provides a processing-structure-property perspective on recent advances
in cellulose nanoparticles and composites produced from them. It summarizes cellulose …

Understanding the dispersive action of nanocellulose for carbon nanomaterials

A Hajian, SB Lindstrom, T Pettersson, MM Hamedi… - Nano …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This work aims at understanding the excellent ability of nanocelluloses to disperse carbon
nanomaterials (CNs) in aqueous media to form long-term stable colloidal dispersions …