Nanoindentation techniques are widely used for the study of nanomechanical properties of thin nanocomposite coatings. Theoretical concepts and practical use of nanoindentation method are summarized with reporting the applications of these tests in characterization of some particular thin nanocomposite hybrid coatings prepared by sol-gel process. The better mechanical properties can be obtained ...

Composite materials can be prepared by the combination of at least two different phases, a continuous and a dispersed one. If one of these phases is on the nanometer scale, than the material is called a nanocomposite. In this context organic-inorganic hybrids stand for a new class of materials formed by two distinct compounds, the polymeric and ceramic, resulting in a crosslinked amorphous nano...

A model that makes use of the cooperative organization of inorganic and organic molecular species into three dimensionally structured arrays is generalized for the synthesis of nanocomposite materials. In this model, the properties and structure of a system are determined by dynamic interplay among ion-pair inorganic and organic species, so that different phases can be readily obtained through ...

Nowadays new research area focused on hybrid inorganic/organic fibres materials based on bacterial cellulose and inorganic nanoparticles paid attention of many researches. It is well known that homogeneously dispersed nanoscale inorganic particles in a polymer matrix improve the mechanical properties of the resulting nanocomposites. Hybrid materials containing metal or semiconductor nanoparticl...

Nanoindentation techniques are widely used for the study of nanomechanical properties of thin nanocomposite coatings. Theoretical concepts and practical use of nanoindentation method are summarized with reporting the applications of these tests in characterization of some particular thin nanocomposite hybrid coatings prepared by sol-gel process. The better mechanical properties can be obtained ...

Organisms produce various organic/inorganic hybrid materials, which are called biominerals. They form through the self-organization of organic molecules and inorganic elements under ambient conditions. Biominerals often have highly organized and hierarchical structures from nanometer to macroscopic length scales, resulting in their remarkable physical and chemical properties that cannot be obta...