Nanofibrillar polymer–polymer and single polymer composites via the “converting instead of adding” concept – Examples of true polymer nanocomposite

The review deals with the reasons for the drastic difference between the theoretically derived expectations regarding the mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites and the experimentally obtained results. It is assumed that the most probable reason is the fact that we hardly deal with true nan...

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Main Author: Stoyko Fakirov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-10-01
Series:Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542504817300155
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description The review deals with the reasons for the drastic difference between the theoretically derived expectations regarding the mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites and the experimentally obtained results. It is assumed that the most probable reason is the fact that we hardly deal with true nanocomposites because in the composites prepared via blending of polymer matrix with the reinforcing nano-size material the reinforcing elements are not the single nanoparticles but their aggregates with sizes in the micrometer range. This situation is due to the fact that currently there are not effective techniques for proper dispersion of nanomaterials into polymer matrix. The solution suggested is in avoiding the dispersion step in the composite preparation as the “concept of converting instead of adding” does. Two examples of true polymer nanocomposites – the nanofibrillar polymer–polymer and the nanofibrillar single polymer composites – are described. Keywords: Polymer nanocomposites, Dispersion problem, Mechanical properties, Nanofibrillar polymer–polymer composites, Nanofibrillar single polymer composite
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spelling doaj.art-c047502b22934d7e9e20a9b82b04d9f42022-12-21T22:11:52ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research2542-50482018-10-01114047Nanofibrillar polymer–polymer and single polymer composites via the “converting instead of adding” concept – Examples of true polymer nanocompositeStoyko Fakirov0Centre for Advanced Composite Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Auckland, Building 903 Room 240, 314 Khyber Pass Road, Newmarket Campus, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New ZealandThe review deals with the reasons for the drastic difference between the theoretically derived expectations regarding the mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites and the experimentally obtained results. It is assumed that the most probable reason is the fact that we hardly deal with true nanocomposites because in the composites prepared via blending of polymer matrix with the reinforcing nano-size material the reinforcing elements are not the single nanoparticles but their aggregates with sizes in the micrometer range. This situation is due to the fact that currently there are not effective techniques for proper dispersion of nanomaterials into polymer matrix. The solution suggested is in avoiding the dispersion step in the composite preparation as the “concept of converting instead of adding” does. Two examples of true polymer nanocomposites – the nanofibrillar polymer–polymer and the nanofibrillar single polymer composites – are described. Keywords: Polymer nanocomposites, Dispersion problem, Mechanical properties, Nanofibrillar polymer–polymer composites, Nanofibrillar single polymer compositehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542504817300155
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Nanofibrillar polymer–polymer and single polymer composites via the “converting instead of adding” concept – Examples of true polymer nanocomposite
Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research
title Nanofibrillar polymer–polymer and single polymer composites via the “converting instead of adding” concept – Examples of true polymer nanocomposite
title_full Nanofibrillar polymer–polymer and single polymer composites via the “converting instead of adding” concept – Examples of true polymer nanocomposite
title_fullStr Nanofibrillar polymer–polymer and single polymer composites via the “converting instead of adding” concept – Examples of true polymer nanocomposite
title_full_unstemmed Nanofibrillar polymer–polymer and single polymer composites via the “converting instead of adding” concept – Examples of true polymer nanocomposite
title_short Nanofibrillar polymer–polymer and single polymer composites via the “converting instead of adding” concept – Examples of true polymer nanocomposite
title_sort nanofibrillar polymer polymer and single polymer composites via the converting instead of adding concept examples of true polymer nanocomposite
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542504817300155
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