In recent years, the development and use of polymeric nanocomposites in creating advanced materials has expanded exponentially. A substantial amount of research has been done in order to design polymeric nanocomposites in a safe and efficient manner. In the present study, the impact of processing parameters, such as, barrel temperature, and residence time on the mechanical and thermal propertie...

OBJECTIVE To fabricate polymeric nanocomposites with excellent photoluminescence, magnetic properties, and stability in aqueous solutions, in order to improve specificity and sensitivity of cellular imaging under a magnetic field. METHODS Fluoridated Ln(3+)-doped HAP (Ln(3+)-HAP) NPs and iron oxides (IOs) can be encapsulated with biocompatible polymers via a modified solvent exaction/evaporat...

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...

Nanofilled polymeric matrices have demonstrated remarkable mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties. In this article we review the processing of carbon nanotube, graphene, and clay montmorillonite platelet as potential nanofillers to form nanocomposites. The various functionalization techniques of modifying the nanofillers to enable interaction with polymers are summarized. The importance...

Polymer nanocomposites are known to exhibit enhanced mechanical properties compared to neat polymeric system [1]. Fillers can be used as reinforcement in polymer composites for the enhancement of mechanical properties [2]. Reinforced” polymers consist of a polymeric matrix and relatively stiff filler that exhibit a drastic change in modulus or stress at given strain in compare with the pure pol...

Polymer nanocomposites are known to exhibit enhanced mechanical properties compared to neat polymeric system [1]. Fillers can be used as reinforcement in polymer composites for the enhancement of mechanical properties [2]. Reinforced” polymers consist of a polymeric matrix and relatively stiff filler that exhibit a drastic change in modulus or stress at given strain in compare with the pure pol...

Polymer nanocomposites are known to exhibit enhanced mechanical properties compared to neat polymeric system [1]. Fillers can be used as reinforcement in polymer composites for the enhancement of mechanical properties [2]. Reinforced” polymers consist of a polymeric matrix and relatively stiff filler that exhibit a drastic change in modulus or stress at given strain in compare with the pure pol...

High temperature superconducting (SC) nanocomposites based on SC ceramics and various polymeric binders were prepared. Regardless of the size of the ceramics’ grains, the increase of their amount leads to an increase of resistance to rupture and modulus and a decrease in limiting deformation, whereas an increase in the average ceramic grain size worsens resistance properties. The SC, thermo-che...

Predicting the effective elastic properties of carbon nanotube-reinforced nanocomposites is of great interest to many structural designers and engineers for improving material and configuration design in recent years. In this paper, a finite element model of a CNT composite has been developed using the Representative volume element (RVE) to evaluate the effective material properties of nanocomp...