Polymer nanocomposite dielectrics possess exceptional electric properties that are absent
in the pristine dielectric polymers. The matrix/particle interface in polymer nanocomposite …

This paper reviews the best-known differential scanning calorimetries (DSCs), such as
conventional DSC, microelectromechanical systems-DSC, infrared-heated DSC, modulated …

In this article, the effects of size and confinement at the nanometre size scale on both the
melting temperature, T m, and the glass transition temperature, T g, are reviewed. Although …

Despite the decade-long study of the effect of nanoconfinement on the glass-transition
temperature (T g) of amorphous materials, the quest to probe the distribution of T gs in …

The glass transition is well known to glass makers or from the common ex perience of drying
a used chewing gum. A liquid melt or a rubber becomes a solid glass when its temperature …

In this article, we present a detailed account of important recent developments in the rapidly
evolving area of glass transitions in thin polymer films. We review the case of polymer films …

The thermomechanical responses of polymers, which provide limitations to their practical
use, are favourably altered by the addition of trace amounts of a nanofiller. However, the …

Spin-coating is widely employed for the highly reproducible fabrication of thin film coatings
over large areas with high structural uniformity. Research in recent years has extended the …

Interfaces play an important role in modifying the dynamics of polymers confined to the
nanoscale. We demonstrate that the distance over which an interface suppresses molecular …

A direct relation between molecular characteristics and macroscopic mechanical properties
of polymeric materials was subject of a vast number academic and industrial research …