Poly (lactic acid)—Mass production, processing, industrial applications, and end of life

E Castro-Aguirre, F Iniguez-Franco, H Samsudin… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2016 - Elsevier
Global awareness of material sustainability has increased the demand for bio-based
polymers like poly (lactic acid)(PLA), which are seen as a desirable alternative to fossil …

Next-generation water treatment: Exploring the potential of biopolymer-based nanocomposites in adsorption and membrane filtration

H Kolya, CW Kang - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review article focuses on the potential of biopolymer-based nanocomposites
incorporating nanoparticles, graphene oxide (GO), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and …

Unraveling the mechanism of nanoscale mechanical reinforcement in glassy polymer nanocomposites

S Cheng, V Bocharova, A Belianinov, S Xiong… - Nano …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The mechanical reinforcement of polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) above the glass
transition temperature, T g, has been extensively studied. However, not much is known …

Representative 2D-material-based nanocomposites and their emerging applications: a review

A Qadir, TK Le, M Malik, KAA Min-Dianey, I Saeed… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Composites (or complex materials) are formed from two or many constituent materials with
novel physical or chemical characteristics when integrated. The individual components can …

Enhancing the structural, optical, electrical, properties and photocatalytic applications of ZnO/PMMA nanocomposite membranes: Towards multifunctional membranes

MI Mohammed, RM Khafagy, MSA Hussien… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
A new solution casting method was used to produce zinc oxide/poly (methyl
methacrylate)(ZnO/PMMA) nanocomposite (PNC) membranes with zinc oxide nanoparticles …

Nanocomposite materials for food packaging applications: characterization and safety evaluation

M Farhoodi - Food engineering reviews, 2016 - Springer
Food packaging requires long shelf life and the monitoring of safety and quality based on
international standards. In the past decade, polymer nanocomposites have emerged as a …

Analyzing the interfacial layer properties in polymer nanocomposites by broadband dielectric spectroscopy

B Carroll, S Cheng, AP Sokolov - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
Probing the properties of the interfacial layer between the polymer matrix and nanoparticles
in polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) remains a challenging task. Here, we apply three …

Ligand engineering of polymer nanocomposites: from the simple to the complex

Y Li, TM Krentz, L Wang, BC Benicewicz… - … applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
One key to optimizing the performance of polymer nanocomposites for high-tech
applications is surface ligand engineering of the nanofiller, which has been used to either …

Dielectric Characterization of Core-Shell Structured Poly(vinylidene fluoride)-grafted-BaTiO3 Nanocomposites

FE Bouharras, M Labardi, E Tombari, S Capaccioli… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dielectric properties of poly (vinylidene fluoride)-grafted-BaTiO3 (PVDF-g-BT) core-shell
structured nanocomposites obtained from Reversible Addition Fragmentation chain Transfer …

Dielectric dispersion and relaxations in (PVA-PEO)-ZnO polymer nanocomposites

S Choudhary - Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2017 - Elsevier
The organic-inorganic nanocomposite materials consisted of poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) and
poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) blend matrix (50/50 wt%) dispersed with zinc oxide (ZnO) …