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 …

[HTML][HTML] How the shape of fillers affects the barrier properties of polymer/non-porous particles nanocomposites: A review

C Wolf, H Angellier-Coussy, N Gontard… - Journal of Membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
More than 1000 published experimental data of gas (O 2 and CO 2) and vapor (H 2 O)
permeability in nanocomposites containing either spherical, elongated or platelet particles …

Nanocomposites for food packaging applications: An overview

J Sarfraz, T Gulin-Sarfraz, J Nilsen-Nygaard… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is a strong drive in industry for packaging solutions that contribute to sustainable
development by targeting a circular economy, which pivots around the recyclability of the …

Microstructure and properties of polypropylene/carbon nanotube nanocomposites

D Bikiaris - Materials, 2010 - mdpi.com
In the last few years, great attention has been paid to the preparation of polypropylene (PP)
nanocomposites using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) due to the tremendous enhancement of …

Opportunities and challenges in the use of inorganic fullerene-like nanoparticles to produce advanced polymer nanocomposites

M Naffakh, AM Díez-Pascual, C Marco, GJ Ellis… - Progress in Polymer …, 2013 - Elsevier
Polymer/inorganic nanoparticle nanocomposites have garnered considerable academic and
industrial interest over recent decades in the development of advanced materials for a wide …

Effect of acid treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the mechanical, permeability, thermal properties and thermo-oxidative stability of isotactic polypropylene

D Bikiaris, A Vassiliou, K Chrissafis… - Polymer Degradation …, 2008 - Elsevier
The effect of acid treatment of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the mechanical,
thermal and mainly thermo-oxidative stability of isotactic polypropylene (iPP) was evaluated …

Thermal and dynamic mechanical behavior of bionanocomposites: fumed silica nanoparticles dispersed in poly (vinyl pyrrolidone), chitosan, and poly (vinyl alcohol)

K Chrissafis, KM Paraskevopoulos… - Journal of applied …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Various bionanocomposites were prepared by dispersing fumed silica (SiO2) nanoparticles
in biocompatible polymers like poly (vinyl pyrrolidone)(PVP), chitosan (Chi), or poly (vinyl …

Thermal degradation mechanism of HDPE nanocomposites containing fumed silica nanoparticles

K Chrissafis, KM Paraskevopoulos, E Pavlidou… - Thermochimica …, 2009 - Elsevier
In the present study different series of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) nanocomposites,
containing 0.5, 1, 2.5 and 5wt.% of fumed silica (SiO2) nanoparticles were prepared by melt …

Comparative study of the effect of different nanoparticles on the mechanical properties, permeability, and thermal degradation mechanism of HDPE

K Chrissafis, KM Paraskevopoulos… - Journal of Applied …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In the present study, different series of high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) nanocomposites
were prepared by melt mixing on a Haake‐Buchler Reomixer, containing 2.5 wt% of …

HDPE/Cu-nanofiber nanocomposites with enhanced antibacterial and oxygen barrier properties appropriate for food packaging applications

DN Bikiaris, KS Triantafyllidis - Materials Letters, 2013 - Elsevier
HDPE nanocomposites containing 0.5, 1, 2.5 and 5wt% of copper nanofibers (Cu-
nanofibers) were prepared by the melt-mixing method and exhibited enhanced tensile …