The Mechanisms of Plastic Food-Packaging Monomers' Migration into Food Matrix and the Implications on Human Health

C Muzeza, V Ngole-Jeme, TAM Msagati - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
The development of packaging technology has become a crucial part of the food industry in
today's modern societies, which are characterized by technological advancements …

Interface structure and dynamics in polymer‐nanoparticle hybrids: a review on molecular mechanisms underlying the improved interfaces

MA Sattar - ChemistrySelect, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In a nano‐assembly of soft polymer chains and hard filler nanoparticles (NPs), the
intermolecular interactions at the polymer‐filler interface lead to variations in viscoelastic …

Morphology-driven nanofiller size measurement integrated with micromechanical finite element analysis for quantifying interphase in polymer nanocomposites

R Mohsenzadeh, BH Soudmand, A Najafi… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
This study focused on an innovative practical method using computer vision for particle size
measurement, which serves as a key precursor for predicting the elastic modulus of polymer …

Effect of grain boundaries, cure, and temperature on the thermomechanical properties of epoxy/graphene composites

Q Ding, N Ding, X Chen, W Guo, F Zaïri - Polymer Composites, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, molecular dynamics (MD) method was used to systematically investigate the
effects of grain boundaries (GBs), degree of cure and temperature on the mechanical …

Enhanced mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites with mildly surface-functionalized graphene oxide by tuned amine species

J Fan, J Yang, L Wang, H Li, J Tian, J Ye… - Applied Surface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The surface functionalization of graphene oxide (GO) is always attractive in modulating the
interfacial characteristics, improving the interfacial bonds and mechanical properties of …

Improving Interfacial Adhesion of Graphite/Epoxy Composites by Surface Functionalization

D Yao, C Feng, L Jin, J Zheng, R Fan… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Graphite/epoxy resin (G/EP) composites are extensively utilized in bipolar plates for fuel
cells owing to their outstanding electrical and mechanical properties. However, the …

Role of Interface Structure and Chain Dynamics on the Diverging Glass Transition Behavior of SSBR-SiO2-PIL Elastomers

MA Sattar, A Patnaik - ACS omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
Intermolecular interactions between the constituents of a polymer nanocomposite at the
polymer–particle interface strongly affect the segmental mobility of polymer chains …

[HTML][HTML] Micromechanics evaluation of equivalent temperature-dependent stiffness of graphene-reinforced shape memory polymer nanocomposites

U Umer, MH Abidi, Z Almutairi, MA El-Meligy - Results in Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Effective stiffness of shape memory polymer (SMP) nanocomposites filled with graphene
nanoplatelets (GNPs) is analyzed at various temperatures using an efficient …

Evaluation of interface properties of carbon fiber/resin using the full atomistic model considering the electric charge state

S Kasahara, J Koyanagi, K Mori… - Advanced Composite …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Evaluation of interface strength is important in composite material design such as carbon
fiber reinforced plastic. Molecular simulation, which considers aspects such as chemical …

Effect of electrostatic interactions on the interfacial energy between thermoplastic polymers and graphene oxide: a molecular dynamics study

M Morita, Y Oya, N Kato, K Mori, J Koyanagi - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, the atomistic-scale mechanisms affecting the interfacial stability of a
thermoplastic polymer/graphene oxide interface are investigated using molecular dynamics …