Polymeric Nanocomposites in Various Uses

Polymeric nanocomposites: compounding and performance.

Polymeric nanocomposites (PNC) are binary mixtures of strongly interacting, inorganic platelets dispersed in a polymeric matrix. For full exfoliation, the thermodynamic miscibility is required. There are three basic methods of organically-modified clay dispersion that might result in PNC: (1) in polymer solution (followed by solvent removal), (2) in a monomer (followed by polymerization), and (...

Polymeric Nanocomposites for Tribological Applications

Polymer nanocomposites operate in applications where fluid and grease lubricants fail, and have superior tribological performance to traditional polymer composites. Nanoparticle fillers have been a part of notable reductions in the wear rate of the polymer matrix at very low loadings. Despite instances of remarkable wear reductions at unprecedented loadings (3 000 times at 0.5% loading in one c...

Magnetic behaviour of novel polymeric nanocomposites

The challenge to synthesize and characterise novel materials exhibiting outstanding properties requires the involvement of interdisciplinary groups with complementary expertise. This is the case of polymeric films and gels with incorporated magnetic components. Particularly, PVC composite matrix where magnetic nanoparticles are embedded represents one of the most attractive and emerging type of...

Bioinspired Polymeric Nanocomposites for Regenerative Medicine

wileyonlinelibrary.com continuously evolving. The success of many constructs is often limited by the lack of biological complexity generated, leading to researchers investigating new methods to emulate native tissue environments. Oftentimes, inspiration for scaffold architecture or utilized biomaterials stems from structures preexisting in nature, considering millions of years have resulted in ...

Colossal Dielectric and Electromechanical Responses in Self Assembled Polymeric Nanocomposites