Nanocomposites: issues at the interface

By H. Daniel Wagner, R. Vaia. 2004

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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), whether single- or multi-walled (SWNT or MWNT, respectively), have, in an unparalleled fashion, grabbed the attention of both researchers and business leaders within the polymer community. The vast potential afforded by the unprecedented combination of mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties within one nanoscale additive opens new vistas for commodity plastics, elastomers, adhesives, and coatings, as well as new specialty systems with never-before-realized combinations of material properties within a processible plastic or fiber 1 , 2 , 3

Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering

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Citations in the corpus

• Biodegradable polymer matrix nanocomposites for tissue engineering: A review (2010, background): “Thermal investigation (DSC) demonstrated different PLLA crystallites were formed and a fraction interfacepolymer was organized around the nanotube sidewalls, as confirmed by the presence of a shoulder during melting scans and by decrease in melting temperatures [138,139].”
• Nanocomposites in context (2005, background): “Modification of nanotube surfaces, for example, the creation of covalent chemical bonds between nanotubes and the polymer matrix, enhances their interactions and gives rise to higher interfacial shear strength than van der Waals bonds [36,71].”
• NANOTUBES AS POLYMERS (2009, unknown): “Moreover, with molecular-scale fillers of high aspect ratio, more of the polymer matrix is associated with the filler and less weight is associated with the non-reinforced polymer matrix [185,186].”
• Improving the fracture toughness and the strength of epoxy using nanomaterials--a review of the current status. (2015, methodology): “149 The levels of reinforcement of graphene acting as nanofillers could be evaluated in a rational manner using this technique.”