Polymer-infiltrated nanoparticle films using capillarity-based techniques: Toward multifunctional coatings and membranes

RB Venkatesh, N Manohar, Y Qiang… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Polymer-infiltrated nanoparticle films (PINFs) are a new class of nanocomposites that offer
synergistic properties and functionality derived from unusually high fractions of …

Role of polymer–nanoparticle interactions on the fracture toughness of polymer-infiltrated nanoparticle films

Y Qiang, KT Turner, D Lee - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polymer–nanoparticle (NP) composite films (PNCFs) with extremely high loadings of NPs (>
50 vol%) have superb transport, thermal, and electrical properties. A new class of highly …

Effect of nanoscale confinement on polymer-infiltrated scaffold metal composites

SM Maguire, CR Bilchak, JS Corsi… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Most research on polymer composites has focused on adding discrete inorganic nanofillers
to a polymer matrix to impart properties not found in polymers alone. However, properties …

In situ polymerization monitoring of a diacrylate in an electrically conducting mesoporous nanoparticle scaffold

R Hoffmann, H Naatz, A Hartwig - Journal of Materials Science, 2022 - Springer
The properties of nanoparticle–polymer composites strongly depend on the network
structure of the polymer matrix. By introducing nanoparticles into a monomer (solution) and …

Capillary filling dynamics of polymer melts in a bicontinuous nanoporous scaffold

W Kong, A Neuman, AC Zhang, D Lee… - The Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Polymer infiltrated nanoporous gold is prepared by infiltrating polymer melts into a
bicontinuous, nanoporous gold (NPG) scaffold. Polystyrene (PS) films with molecular …

Extensive Stable Physical Contacts between a Nanoparticle and a Highly Repulsive Polymeric Layer

SA Etha, TH Pial, S Das - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2022 - ACS Publications
Interaction between nanoparticles (NPs) and a layer of grafted and solvated polymer
molecules has been widely explored for a variety of applications ranging from fabrication of …

Nonmonotonic polymer translocation kinetics through nanopores under changing surface–polymer interactions

N Manohar, RA Riggleman, D Lee… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Understanding the dynamics of polymers in confined environments is pivotal for diverse
applications ranging from polymer upcycling to bioseparations. In this study, we develop an …

Effect of confinement on solvent-driven infiltration of the polymer into nanoparticle packings

N Manohar, KJ Stebe, D Lee - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nanocomposite films containing a high volume fraction (> 50 vol%) of nanoparticles (NPs) in
a polymer matrix are promising for their functionality and use as structural coatings and also …

Polymer solution structure and dynamics within pores of hexagonally close-packed nanoparticles

CM Heil, A Jayaraman - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations, we examine structure and dynamics
of polymer solutions under confinement within the pores of a hexagonally close-packed …

Understanding and Controlling Behavior of Polymers in Porous Media

T Ren - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Despite key advances in demonstrating the feasibility of catalytic conversion of plastic
wastes into high value-added chemicals, fundamental understanding on the interactions of …