Thermal conductivity of carbon nanotubes and their polymer nanocomposites: A review

Z Han, A Fina - Progress in polymer science, 2011 - Elsevier
Thermally conductive polymer composites offer new possibilities for replacing metal parts in
several applications, including power electronics, electric motors and generators, heat …

Physical properties of composites near percolation

CW Nan, Y Shen, J Ma - Annual Review of Materials Research, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Dramatic changes in the physical properties of composites occur when filler particles form a
percolating network through the composite, particularly when the difference between the …

Functional inorganic nanofillers for transparent polymers

H Althues, J Henle, S Kaskel - Chemical Society Reviews, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
The integration of inorganic nanoparticles into polymers has been used for the
functionalization of polymer materials with great success. Whereas in traditional polymer …

Recently emerging trends in thermal conductivity of polymer nanocomposites

CI Idumah, A Hassan - Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 2016 - degruyter.com
Due to escalating power densities in electronics, information, communication, energy
storage, aerospace, and automobile technologies, heat dissipation has become immensely …

Influence of aspect ratio of carbon nanotubes on crystalline phases and dielectric properties of poly (vinylidene fluoride)

X Huang, P Jiang, C Kim, F Liu, Y Yin - European Polymer Journal, 2009 - Elsevier
Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)-multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) composites with
different aspect ratios of MWNT were prepared by a coagulation method. Field emission …

Locking carbon nanotubes in confined lattice geometries− a route to low percolation in conducting composites

I Jurewicz, P Worajittiphon, AAK King… - The Journal of …, 2011 - ACS Publications
A significant reduction in the electrical percolation threshold is achieved by locking carbon
nanotubes (CNTs) in a predominantly hexagonally close-packed (HCP) colloidal crystal …

Design and fabrication of colloidal polymer nanocomposites

T Wang, JL Keddie - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2009 - Elsevier
It is well established that colloidal polymer particles can be used to create organised
structures by methods of horizontal deposition, vertical deposition, spin-casting, and surface …

Polymer Nanocomposites for Emulsion‐Based Coatings and Adhesives

Z Dastjerdi, ED Cranston, R Berry… - Macromolecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Emulsion‐based coatings and adhesives are in growing demand due to an increased
awareness of health and safety issues arising from solvent‐based polymer manufacturing …

A facile, efficient, and rapid covalent functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with natural amino acids under microwave irradiation

S Mallakpour, A Zadehnazari - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2014 - Elsevier
Covalent surface functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) s with
different natural amino acids was successfully carried out under microwave irradiation. The …

Linking film structure and mechanical properties in nanocomposite films formed from dispersions of cellulose nanocrystals and acrylic latexes

E Limousin, I Rafaniello, T Schäfer, N Ballard… - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are unique, lightweight materials that possess high elastic
modulus and tensile strength, making them of great interest in the formation of …