Polymer Nanocomposites. Synthesis, Characterization, and Modeling

Content: Polymer nanocomposites: introduction / Richard A. Vaia, Ramanan Krishnamoorti --
Commercialization of polymer nanocomposites / Jon Collister --
PMMA nanocomposites synthesized by emulsion polymerization / Sumanda Bandyopadhyaya, ALex J. Hsieh, Emmanuel P. Giannelis --
Boron nitride fillers for organic polymer composites / R.T. Paine ... [et al.] --
Surface-initiated anionic polymerization: tethered polymer brushes on silicate flat surfaces / Qungye Zhou ... [et al.] --
Predicting the phase behavior of polymer-clay nanocomposites: the role of end-functionalized chains / Valeriy V. Ginzburg, Anna C. Balazs --
Carbon black structure and associations in filled rubbers / Rex P. Hjelm --
Investigative study of polymer adsorption to smectite clay: polyelectrolytes and sodium montmorillonite / Robert Y. Lochhead, Cheri McConnell Boykin --
Mesoscopic structure of polymer-inorganic nanocomposites / Richard A. Vaia, Derek Lincoln --
Solution and solid-state NMR spectroscopy of nylon 6-montmorillonite clay nanocomposites / Rick D. Davis, William L. Jarrett, Lon J. Mathias --
Studies of organically modified clays by scattering techniques / Derek L. Ho, Robert M. Briber, Charles J. Glinka --
Thin film organically modified layered silicate-polymer hybrid materials / R. Limary, P.F. Green --
Influence of layered-silicates on the rheological properties of diblock copolymer nanocomposites / Cynthia A. Mitchell, Ramanan Krishnamoorti --
Dispersion and nucleating effects of clay fillers in nanocomposite polymer films / Vincent Ferreiro ... [et al.] --
Molecular simulations of ultra-confined polymers: polystyrene intercalated in layered-silicates / E. Manias, V. Kuppa --
Coarse-grained simulation study of polymer melt intercalation in layered nanostructures / R.K. Bharadwaj, R.A. Vaia, B.L. Farmer.