Polymeric materials display distinguished characteristics which stem from the interplay of
phenomena at various length and time scales. Further development of polymer systems …

The mechanical and physical properties of polymeric materials originate from the interplay of
phenomena at different spatial and temporal scales. As such, it is necessary to adopt …

Polymer-based composites were heralded in the 1960s as a new paradigm for materials. By
dispersing strong, highly stiff fibres in a polymer matrix, high-performance lightweight …

Graphene, a single-atom-thick sheet of carbon in a 2-D network, has been the center of
attention owing to its high specific area and outstanding mechanical, electrical, and thermal …

Polymer nanocomposites are polymer matrix composites in which the fillers are less than
100 nm in at least one dimension. These composites have exhibited extraordinarily …

We present a hierarchical approach that combines atomistic and mesoscopic simulations
that can generally be applied to vinyl polymers. As a test case, the approach is applied to …

Mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of graphite/PMMA composites have been
evaluated as functions of particle size and dispersion of the graphitic nanofiller components …

Carbon nanotube (CNT) polymer-matrix composites exhibit promising properties as
structural materials for which appropriate constitutive models are sought, to predict their …

The dependence of properties on the structure and morphology of semicrystalline polymers
offers an effective way to tailor the properties of these materials through crystal engineering …

A quantitative understanding and prediction of the dynamics of entangled polymer melts is a
long-standing problem. In this work we present results about the dynamical and rheological …