It is well recognized that nanocomposites formed by adding nanoparticles to polymers can
have significantly enhanced properties relative to the native polymer. This review focuses on …

Polymer nanocomposites offer a wide range of promising applications because of their
much enhanced properties arising from the reinforcement of nanoparticles. However, further …

Molecular modeling and simulations are invaluable tools for the polymer science and
engineering community. These computational approaches enable predictions and provide …

Traditionally the dispersion of particles in polymeric materials has proven difficult and
frequently results in phase separation and agglomeration. We show that thermodynamically …

This topical review discusses the theoretical progress made in the field of polymer
nanocomposites, ie, hybrid materials created by mixing (typically inorganic) nanoparticles …

Polymer nanocomposites are a class of materials that consist of a polymer matrix filled with
inorganic/organic nanoscale additives that enhance the inherent macroscopic (mechanical …

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 …

A survey of the present understanding of particle-filled polymers is presented, as obtained
from either theoretical or computational approaches. We concentrate on composites in …

The microscopic polymer reference interaction site model theory of polymer nanocomposites
composed of flexible chains and spherical nanoparticles has been employed to study …

Cadmium selenide nanoparticles are found to diffuse approximately 200 times faster in a
polymeric liquid than predicted by the Stokes− Einstein relation. This remarkable behavior is …