Confinement of polymers to nanoscale dimensions can dramatically impact their physical
properties. Substantial efforts have focused on the glass transition temperature (Tg) of …

In this review we summarize recent efforts in understanding nano-aggregation in acid-and
ion-containing polymer systems. The acid and ionic groups have specific interactions that …

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

The nature of alterations to dynamics and vitrification in the nanoscale vicinity of interfaces—
commonly referred to as “nanoconfinement” effects on the glass transition—has been an …

Molecular dynamics simulations with generic bead–spring models have been instrumental
in revealing the molecular-scale behavior that underlies structure–property relationships of …

Molecular, polymeric, colloidal, and other classes of liquids can exhibit very large, spatially
heterogeneous alterations of their dynamics and glass transition temperature when confined …

The properties of nanostructured polymeric materials reflect the presence of a dynamic
interphase in which polymer segmental dynamics, glass formation, mechanics, and transport …

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) exhibit impressive interfacial and mechanical properties that
make them promising candidates to be used as fillers within nanocomposites. While glass …

Polymeric ionic liquids (PILs) are of considerable interest as next-generation battery
materials due to their potential to combine the solid-state stability of polymers with the high …

The origin of the precipitous dynamic arrest known as the glass transition is a grand open
question of soft condensed matter physics. It has long been suspected that this transition is …