Polymer-particle interactions can be effectively utilized to produce composites that possess physicochemical properties superior to that of neat polymer. The incorporation of fillers with dimensions comparable to polymer chain size produces composites with extra-ordinary properties owing to very high surface to volume ratio. The dispersion of nanoparticles is achieved by inducing steric repulsi...

Abstract Polymer networks incorporated with iron and zinc oxide nanoparticles have superparamagnetic electrical characteristics where it can be employed in a variety of significant applications. To achieve optimal distribution connection various polymeric matrices, is required to investigate their dispersion performance varied contents the impact on physical characteristics. A controlled sol-ge...

Back Cover: In article number 2100233 by Chungyeon Cho and co-workers, in an effort to develop highly functionalized flame retardant materials, polymer nanocomposites are assembled alternately depositing polyaniline (PANi) carbon nanotubes (CNTs), stabilized montmorillonite (MMT) aqueous solution, via the layer-by-layer assembly technique. Incorporation of CNTs into a polymeric multilayer nanoc...

Nanomaterials are one of the promising technologies of this century. The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies [1] reports more than 1600 consumer products based on nanotechnology that are currently on the market and advantages link to the reinforcement of polymeric materials using nano-fillers are not to demonstrate anymore. However, the concerns about safety and its consumer perception can slo...

This contribution introduces an unconventional procedure to characterize spatial profiles of elastic and inelastic properties inside polymer interphases around nanoparticles. Interphases denote those regions in the matrix whose mechanical are influenced by filler surfaces thus deviate from bulk properties. They particular relevance case nano-sized particles with a comparatively large surface-to...

The inclusion of magnetic nanoparticles into biopolymer matrixes enables the preparation of magnetic field-responsive engineered tissues. Here we describe a synthetic route to prepare biocompatible core-shell nanostructures consisting of a polymeric core and a magnetic shell, which are used for this purpose. We show that using a core-shell architecture is doubly advantageous. First, gravitation...