[HTML][HTML] Graphene-based polymer nanocomposites

JR Potts, DR Dreyer, CW Bielawski, RS Ruoff - Polymer, 2011 - Elsevier
Graphene-based materials are single-or few-layer platelets that can be produced in bulk
quantities by chemical methods. Herein, we present a survey of the literature on polymer …

Polymer/silica nanocomposites: preparation, characterization, properties, and applications

H Zou, S Wu, J Shen - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
Organic/inorganic composite materials have been extensively studied for a long time. When
inorganic phases in organic/inorganic composites become nanosized, they are called …

Nanocomposites with polymer grafted nanoparticles

SK Kumar, N Jouault, B Benicewicz, T Neely - Macromolecules, 2013 - ACS Publications
A recurring challenge in the field of nanocomposites is to control the spatial distribution of
nanoparticles (NPs) in a polymer matrix. This issue is of critical importance since it is now …

[HTML][HTML] Current issues in research on structure–property relationships in polymer nanocomposites

J Jancar, JF Douglas, FW Starr, SK Kumar… - Polymer, 2010 - Elsevier
The understanding of the basic physical relationships between nano-scale structural
variables and the macroscale properties of polymer nanocomposites remains in its infancy …

Anisotropic self-assembly of spherical polymer-grafted nanoparticles

P Akcora, H Liu, SK Kumar, J Moll, Y Li… - Nature materials, 2009 - nature.com
It is easy to understand the self-assembly of particles with anisotropic shapes or interactions
(for example, cobalt nanoparticles or proteins) into highly extended structures. However …

Fluoro-Polymer@BaTiO3 Hybrid Nanoparticles Prepared via RAFT Polymerization: Toward Ferroelectric Polymer Nanocomposites with High Dielectric Constant and …

K Yang, X Huang, Y Huang, L **e… - Chemistry of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Polymer nanocomposites with high energy density and low dielectric loss are highly
desirable in electronic and electric industry. Achieving the ability to tailor the interface …

High‐nanofiller‐content graphene oxide–polymer nanocomposites via vacuum‐assisted self‐assembly

KW Putz, OC Compton, MJ Palmeri… - Advanced Functional …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Highly ordered, homogeneous polymer nanocomposites of layered graphene oxide are
prepared using a vacuum‐assisted self‐assembly (VASA) technique. In VASA, all …

Surface-initiated polymerization as an enabling tool for multifunctional (nano-) engineered hybrid materials

CM Hui, J Pietrasik, M Schmitt, C Mahoney… - Chemistry of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) has become an
indispensable tool for engineering the structure and properties of polymer/inorganic and …

Perspective: Outstanding theoretical questions in polymer-nanoparticle hybrids

SK Kumar, V Ganesan, RA Riggleman - The Journal of chemical …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
This topical review discusses the theoretical progress made in the field of polymer
nanocomposites, ie, hybrid materials created by mixing (typically inorganic) nanoparticles …

A review on the role of interface in mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of polymer composites

MA Kashfipour, N Mehra, J Zhu - Advanced Composites and Hybrid …, 2018 - Springer
Composite materials and especially polymer composites are widely used in daily life and
different industries due to their vastly different properties and design flexibility. It is known …