We have hitherto synthesized a peanut-shaped nanocarbon based on C 60 by use of electron-beam (EB)-induced polymerization. Comparison of in situ infrared spectra with theoretical IR calculations indicated that the electron-beam (EB) irradiated film is neither graphite nor carbon nanotube-like but a peanut-shaped C 60 polymer, which are a new polyhedral structured carbon nanomaterial [1]. In add...

the aim of this study was to investigate the rate of water vapor permeability (wvp) and moisture sorption of starch-montmorillonite (mmt) nanocomposite films. the nanocomposite films were prepared using the casting method andglycerol was used as a plasticizer. the effect of glycerol concentration on wvp of the films was determined at 25°c with a relative humidity of 0-99% (inside and outside of...

Understanding the dynamics of polymer solutions in the semidilute regime is important not only from the point of view of advancing fundamental knowledge in polymer science but also from the point of view of technological applications. The behavior of semidilute polymer solutions varies significantly with concentration and solvent quality, which are reflected in the concentration driven crossove...

Interfacial properties are known to have a critical effect on the mechanical properties of a nanocomposite material system. Here, the interfacial load transfer in a carbon nanotube (CNT)/nylon-11 composite was studied with a CNT/nylon-11 nanohybrid shish kebab (NHSK) structure modification using Raman spectroscopy. Characterization of the polymer crystal in the NHSK using differential scanning ...