Fire retardancy is of crucial importance for most of the polymer applications and fire proofing
materials are often based on polymer blends with high fire retardants contents (up to 60wt%) …

For the last twenty years, polymer hybrid nanocomposites have enjoyed unflagging interest
from numerous scientific groups and R&D departments, as they provide notable …

The ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) polymers are always doped into waxy bitumen to inhibit
network of wax crystals in bitumen. However, the compatibility improvement behaviors …

Photoluminescent materials play an essential part in the application of polymer systems.
However, intrinsic polymer systems have rarely been intuitively interpreted based on …

Existing models are unacceptable for the modulus of nanocomposites, because they
disregard the interphase section. In the present work, the interphase features (depth and …

A defective interphase section in polymer halloysite nanotubes (HNT) system is considered
and the influences of required interfacial shear strength for effective stress conveying via …

Abstract In this work, Hui-Shia model is developed to reveal the efficiency of a deficient
interphase on the tensile modulus of polymer halloysite nanotube (HNT) …

The use of metal oxide nanoparticles in polymeric materials to improve optical properties,
dielectric constant, mechanical strength, and electrical conductivity has generated significant …

The aim of the present article is to expose a new method based on TGA-FTIR coupling to
quantify the different steps of the thermal degradation of EVA in the presence of HNT …

A two-step methodology has been developed utilizing the models of Paul and Takayanagi to
determine the modulus of polymer halloysite nanotube (HNT) products. Initially, HNTs and …