Plastics have numerous properties that render them superior to other materials in many
applications. Since the past 50 years, the use of plastics has dramatically increased in our …

In materials research, the development of polymer nanocomposites (PN) is rapidly emerging
as a multidisciplinary research field with results that could broaden the applications of …

This work study is the compatibility, phase structure, and component interaction of poly
(lactic acid)(PLA) and glycidyl methacrylate grafted poly (ethylene octane)(GMA-g-POE …

Research into the compatibilization of immiscible polymer blends has, during the past few
years, begun to focus on the role of block co-polymers (bcp) on various morphological …

An asymmetric double cantilever beam (ADCB) was utilized to determine the ability of a
series of styrene and methyl methacrylate copolymers with varying architectures to …

This review summarizes the main advances published over the last 15 years outlining the
different methods of grafting, including reactive extruder systems, surface modification …

Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) is widely used in materials characterization. In this
work, we briefly introduce the main concepts related to this technique such as, linear and …

Abstract Poly (l-lactic acid)(PLLA) and poly (butylene succinate)(PBS) are biodegradable,
compostable, and biocompatible polymers that can be produced from annually renewable …

A detailed analysis of the effect of calcium carbonate nanoparticles on crystallization of
isotactic polypropylene (iPP) is reported in this contribution. CaCO3 nanoparticles with …

This chapter discusses the morphology development of immiscible binary polymer blends. It
first describes morphology development in droplet‐matrix structures, the dynamics of fibrillar …