Ordered polymer composite materials: challenges and opportunities

Y Wang, GJ Desroches, RJ Macfarlane - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer nanocomposites containing nanoscale fillers are an important class of materials
due to their ability to access a wide variety of properties as a function of their composition. In …

Recent progress of elastomer–silica nanocomposites toward green tires: Simulation and experiment

X Li, J Liu, ZJ Zheng - Polymer International, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The concern regarding increasing oil consumption that originates from the high rolling
resistance of automobiles has led to the development of green tires. The key enabling …

Polymer dynamics under confinement

D Richter, M Kruteva - Soft matter, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
We review recent neutron scattering work and related results from simulation and
complementary techniques focusing on the microscopic dynamics of polymers under …

Insights into uniaxial tension and relaxation of nanorod-filled polymer vitrimer nanocomposites: a molecular dynamics simulation

P Duan, H Zhao, Q Chen, M Liu, X Wu… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) depend sensitively on the
structure (eg, orientation, dispersion, and so on) of the incorporated nanofillers. Many …

Creep behavior of polymer nanocomposites: Insights from molecular dynamics simulation

Z Chang, Y Wang, Z Zhang, K Gao, G Hou, J Shen… - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
Creep behavior of polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) is a long-standing interesting topic,
which is still lacking a molecular-level understanding. In this work, we employ coarse …

Designing the slide-ring polymer network with both good mechanical and dam** properties via molecular dynamics simulation

Z Zhang, G Hou, J Shen, J Liu, Y Gao, X Zhao, L Zhang - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Through coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation, we have successfully designed the
chemically cross-linked (fixed junction) and the slide-ring (SR) systems. Firstly, we examine …

Improved coarse-grained model for nanoparticles based on the martini force field and its application in molecular dynamics simulation on gel ink

N Xu, Z Liu, Y Lv, S Liu, S Yang, W Zhang - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Research on the dispersion and stability of nanoparticles in liquid media is one of the key
subjects for nanomaterial utilization. In consideration of the preponderance of coarse …

Polymeric surfactants bearing divalent carboxy pendants for stable color dispersions with high redispersibility

T Ohtake, H Ito, K Horiba, N Toyoda… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Inkjet printing of ink requires dyes or pigments insoluble in water but uniformly dispersing as
fine particles for a long period. In addition, redispersibility after solidification by solvent …

Tailoring the mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites via interfacial engineering

N Gao, G Hou, J Liu, J Shen, Y Gao… - Physical Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The improvement of mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) has been
studied for many years, with the main focus on the structure of the nanofillers. Much less …

Amphiphilic Polymers for Color Dispersion: Toward Stable and Low-Viscosity Inkjet Ink

T Ohtake, H Ito, N Toyoda - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Amphiphilic random and block copolymers were synthesized as potential inkjet inks. This
study evaluated the potential of these polymers for color dispersion by examining the …