Abstract Poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) or poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) based electrolytes for
lithium batteries have arouse great interest, however their application is still hindered by low …

The addition of nanoparticles to a polymer matrix can in certain cases induce a reduction in
viscosity, with respect to the pure matrix, in the resulting composites. This counterintuitive …

Nanoparticle–polymer composites, or polymer–nanoparticle composites (PNCs), exhibit
unusual mechanical and dynamical features when the particle size approaches the random …

Dynamic properties play an important role in designing functional polymer nanocomposites,
impacting molecular transport and phase separation kinetics. When nanoparticle (NP) size …

On account to their high mechanical properties along with high reinforcing capacity,
cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) could be the ultimate choice for polymer nanocomposites as …

Adding small nanoparticles (NPs) into polymer melt can lead to a non-Einstein-like decrease
in viscosity. However, the underlying mechanism remains a long-standing unsolved puzzle …

Recently, we reported surface fluorination of sulfur-based polymers to introduce a new class
of extremely negative triboelectric material. However, the direct surface fluorination requires …

The star amphiphilic block copolymer of star-[poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-block-
polystyrene][s-PNIPAM-b-PS] is synthesized via RAFT polymerization by combining …

Polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) usually have superior properties than pristine polymers.
Understanding the dynamics properties in PNC system is crucial to reveal the mechanism of …

Viscosity is one of the key factors which influence the application of polyacrylamide (PAM) in
enhanced oil recovery (EOR). In this study, we have demonstrated the viscosity reduction of …