Polymer-infiltrated nanoparticle films using capillarity-based techniques: Toward multifunctional coatings and membranes
Polymer-infiltrated nanoparticle films (PINFs) are a new class of nanocomposites that offer
synergistic properties and functionality derived from unusually high fractions of …
synergistic properties and functionality derived from unusually high fractions of …
Effect of physical nanoconfinement on the viscosity of unentangled polymers during capillary rise infiltration
We investigate the role of physical confinement on the polymer viscosity and the glass
transition temperature (T g) of unentangled polymers undergoing capillary rise infiltration …
transition temperature (T g) of unentangled polymers undergoing capillary rise infiltration …
Origin of mechanical enhancement in polymer nanoparticle (NP) composites with ultrahigh NP loading
Polymer nanoparticle composites (PNCs) with ultrahigh loading of nanoparticles (NPs)(>
50%) have been shown to exhibit markedly improved strength, stiffness, and toughness …
50%) have been shown to exhibit markedly improved strength, stiffness, and toughness …
Chain and segmental dynamics in polymer–nanoparticle composites with high nanoparticle loading
Recent experimental and simulation studies have shown that polymer–nanoparticle (NP)
composites (PNCs) with ultra-high NP loading (> 50%) exhibit remarkable mechanical …
composites (PNCs) with ultra-high NP loading (> 50%) exhibit remarkable mechanical …
The interplay of polymer bridging and entanglement in toughening polymer-infiltrated nanoparticle films
Polymer-nanoparticle composite films (PNCFs) with high loadings of nanoparticles (NPs)(>
50 vol%) have applications in multiple areas, and an understanding of their mechanical …
50 vol%) have applications in multiple areas, and an understanding of their mechanical …
Conflicting effects of extreme nanoconfinement on the translational and segmental motion of entangled polymers
RB Venkatesh, D Lee - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Physically confining polymers into nanoscale pores induces significant changes in their
dynamics. Although different results on the effect of confinement on the dynamics of …
dynamics. Although different results on the effect of confinement on the dynamics of …
Toughening nanoparticle films via polymer infiltration and confinement
Disordered nanoparticle films have significant technological applications as coatings and
membranes. Unfortunately, their use to date has been limited by poor mechanical …
membranes. Unfortunately, their use to date has been limited by poor mechanical …
Insights from modeling into structure, entanglements, and dynamics in attractive polymer nanocomposites
A Moghimikheirabadi, M Kröger, AV Karatrantos - Soft Matter, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Conformations, entanglements and dynamics in attractive polymer nanocomposites are
investigated in this work by means of coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation, for …
investigated in this work by means of coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation, for …
Water‐Induced Separation of Polymers from High Nanoparticle‐Content Nanocomposite Films
Polymer nanocomposites with high loadings of nanoparticles (NPs) exhibit exceptional
mechanical and transport properties. Separation of polymers and NPs from such …
mechanical and transport properties. Separation of polymers and NPs from such …
Patterning polymer-filled nanoparticle films via leaching-enabled capillary rise infiltration (LeCaRI)
R BharatháVenkatesh, S HunáHan - Nanoscale Horizons, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer-infiltrated nanoparticle films (PINFs) are a class of nanocomposites with unusual
and synergistic physical properties due to the extremely high loadings (well above 50 vol%) …
and synergistic physical properties due to the extremely high loadings (well above 50 vol%) …