The demand for increasing the strength of the structural element without an increase in the
size of the elements leads to the introduction of reinforcements. Employing carbon …

Recent research on the interfacial characteristics of carbon nanotube-polymer
nanocomposites is reviewed. The state of knowledge in the characteristics of the interface …

Computer simulations are an important implementation to experimental methods working on
polymer nanocomposites (PNCs), which have advanced properties because of their unique …

The effect of the single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) radius, the temperature and the
pulling velocity on interfacial shear stress (ISS) is studied by using the molecular dynamics …

This article deals with the prediction of thermomechanical properties of fiber reinforced
composites using several micromechanics models. These include strength of material …

Carbon-based nanomaterials are rapidly emerging as one of the most fascinating materials
in the twenty-first century. Carbon is a very important element in the periodic table that …

Highlights•CNT-based target-specific drug delivery is a promising approach to circumvent
the limitations of nonspecific therapeutic agents.•Interactions between the drug, CNT and …

A literature review is conducted on performed investigations for characterizing Young's
modulus of nanoclay platelet as the reinforcing agent of nanoclay/polymer nanocomposites …

In this work, a bottom-up multiscale modeling approach is developed to estimate the
effective elastic moduli of Carbon NanoTube (CNT)-reinforced polymer composites. The …

We predict macroscopic fracture related material parameters of fully exfoliated clay/epoxy
nanocomposites based on their fine scale features. Fracture is modeled by a phase field …