Polymer nanocomposites: polymer and particle dynamics

Daniel Kim; Samanvaya Srivastava; Suresh Narayanan; Lynden A. Archer

doi:10.1039/c2sm26325d

Polymer nanocomposites: polymer and particle dynamics

Soft Matter ◽

10.1039/c2sm26325d ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (42) ◽

pp. 10813 ◽

Cited By ~ 55

Author(s):

Daniel Kim ◽

Samanvaya Srivastava ◽

Suresh Narayanan ◽

Lynden A. Archer

Keyword(s):

Polymer Nanocomposites ◽

Particle Dynamics

Download Full-text

Entanglement density and particle dynamics in rigid interfacial layers of polymer nanocomposites

Journal of Applied Physics ◽

10.1063/5.0060139 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 130 (6) ◽

pp. 064701

Author(s):

Di Wu ◽

Yi Feng ◽

Ruhao Li ◽

Rahmi Ozisik ◽

Pinar Akcora

Keyword(s):

Polymer Nanocomposites ◽

Particle Dynamics ◽

Interfacial Layers ◽

Entanglement Density

Download Full-text

Size-Dependent Particle Dynamics in Entangled Polymer Nanocomposites

Langmuir ◽

10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03311 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 596-603 ◽

Cited By ~ 45

Author(s):

Rahul Mangal ◽

Samanvaya Srivastava ◽

Suresh Narayanan ◽

Lynden A. Archer

Keyword(s):

Polymer Nanocomposites ◽

Particle Dynamics ◽

Size Dependent ◽

Entangled Polymer

Download Full-text

Multiscale Simulation of Polymer Nanocomposites in Processing: Challenges and Outlooks

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.651-653.533 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 651-653 ◽

pp. 533-538 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ali Gooneie ◽

Hannelore Mattausch ◽

Andreas Witschnigg ◽

Stephan Schuschnigg ◽

Clemens Holzer

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽

Polymer Nanocomposites ◽

Shear Flows ◽

Dissipative Particle Dynamics ◽

Multiscale Simulation ◽

Particle Dynamics ◽

Polymer Matrices ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Satisfactory Precision

This paper attempts to address current possibilities in the multiscale simulation of polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) in processing. To provide a comprehensive perspective, a number of PNCs were produced by the incorporation of nanoclays in different polymer matrices. The microstructure evolutions of the simulated counterparts of such systems were studied with and without shear flows in a dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) framework spanning from several nanometers up to a few microns. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was utilized to contrast the simulations against the actual nanocomposites. A satisfactory precision was achieved in the build-up of the simulated structures. A significant characteristic of anisometric particles was studied, namely the orientation of the particles due to the imposed flows. It was shown that the orientation of such particles could be well described. Finally, opportunities were addressed for the simulations to carry on to the higher scales.

Download Full-text