An engineered interphase can improve the mechanical properties of epoxy/glass
composites simultaneously inducing a piezoresistive response. To prove this concept, E …

Significant reinforcing effects that are often observed in polymer nanoparticulate composites
are usually attributed to strong interfacial interactions over extended interfaces in these …

Influence of nanoparticle (NP) spatial organization on relaxation and mechanical properties
of polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) was investigated. For the first time, the properties of …

High density polyethylene was melt compounded with various untreated (hydrophilic) or
surface treated (hydrophobic) fumed silica nanoparticles, having different surface areas. The …

Various kinds of fumed silica nanoparticles, different in terms of specific surface area and
surface functionalization, were melt compounded with a poly (lactic acid) biodegradable …

Various kinds of organo-modified clays were dispersed at different amounts in an epoxy
matrix. After clay addition, the viscosity of the epoxy resin resulted still acceptable for a …

Both untreated and calcined fumed alumina nanoparticles were dispersed into an epoxy-
based adhesive at various percentages. The glass transition temperature of the nanofilled …

The role of fumed silica nanoparticles, having different surface area and surface treatments,
on the fracture behaviour of a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) matrix was …

Surface-treated fumed silica nanoparticles were added at various concentrations (from 1 to
24 vol%) to a commercial poly (lactide) or poly (lactic acid)(PLA) matrix specifically designed …

The influence of polymer chain orientation as well as multi-walled carbon nanotube
(MWCNT) alignment on the creep-resistant behavior of nanocomposites has not been fully …