Effects of nanoparticles on the morphology of immiscible polymer blends–challenges and opportunities

MS de Luna, G Filippone - European Polymer Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Adding small amounts of nanoparticles is an effective way to manipulate the morphology of
immiscible polymer blends. However, although diffusely recognized, the potential of such an …

Challenges in liquid‐phase exfoliation, processing, and assembly of pristine graphene

D Parviz, F Irin, SA Shah, S Das… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Recent developments in the exfoliation, dispersion, and processing of pristine graphene (ie,
non‐oxidized graphene) are described. General metrics are outlined that can be used to …

Nanoparticle-induced co-continuity in immiscible polymer blends–A comparative study on bio-based PLA-PA11 blends filled with organoclay, sepiolite, and carbon …

A Nuzzo, E Bilotti, T Peijs, D Acierno, G Filippone - Polymer, 2014 - Elsevier
Different amounts of organoclay, sepiolite, and carbon nanotubes are added to an
immiscible blend of poly (lactic acid)(PLA) and polyamide 11 (PA11) with drop-matrix …

Tuning the morphology of HDPE/PP/PET ternary blends by nanoparticles: a simple way to improve the performance of mixed recycled plastics

A Marotta, A Causa, M Salzano de Luna, V Ambrogi… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to a very low mixing entropy, most of the polymer pairs are immiscible. As a result,
mixing polymers of different natures in a typical mechanical recycling process leads to …

Double percolation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in polystyrene/polylactic acid blends

G Nasti, G Gentile, P Cerruti, C Carfagna, V Ambrogi - Polymer, 2016 - Elsevier
Selective localization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) in polylactic
acid/polystyrene (PLA/PS) bicontinuous blends is presented in this work. A masterbatch of …

[HTML][HTML] A simple rheological method for the experimental assessment of the fiber percolation threshold in short fiber biocomposites

L Vitiello, MS de Luna, V Ambrogi… - Composites Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The identification of the percolation threshold (Φ c) in short fiber composites is a challenging
problem in Composite Science. Above Φ c the fibers form a continuous network that causes …

Tailoring the properties of PP/PA6 nanostructured blends by the addition of nanosilica and compatibilizer agents

JK Palacios, A Sangroniz, JI Eguiazabal… - European Polymer …, 2016 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of combining silica nanoparticles (NS) and polypropylene grafted with
maleic anhydride (PPgMA) to stabilize the morphology and improve the properties of an …

Correlation between morphology, rheological behavior, and electrical behavior of conductive cocontinuous LLDPE/EVA blends containing commercial graphene …

E Helal, RS Kurusu, N Moghimian, G Gutierrez… - Journal of …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, cocontinuous blends of linear low density polyethylene/ethyl vinyl acetate
containing graphene (GN) have been studied. Although mass-produced GN grade prepared …

Linear viscoelasticity of PP/PS/MWCNT composites with co-continuous morphology

D Strugova, É David, NR Demarquette - Journal of Rheology, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, a study of the linear viscoelastic properties of co-continuous polypropylene/
polystyrene blends filled with multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) is presented. The YZZ …

Interfacial crowding of nanoplatelets in co-continuous polymer blends: Assembly, elasticity and structure of the interfacial nanoparticle network

R Altobelli, MS De Luna, G Filippone - Soft Matter, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The sequence of events which leads to the interfacial crowding of plate-like nanoparticles in
co-continuous polymer blends is investigated through a combination of morphological and …