Dispersing hydrophilic nanofillers in highly hydrophobic polymer matrices is widely used to tune the mechanical properties of composite material systems. The ability to control the dispersion of fillers is closely related to the mechanical tunability of such composites. In this work, we investigate the physical–chemical underpinnings of how simple end-group...
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Nanocomposites
H. Samet Varol *,a, M. Alejandra Sánchez a, Hao Lu a, Joe E. Baio b, Christian Malm a, Noemi
Dispersing hydrophilic nanofillers in highly hydrophobic polymer matrices is widely used to tune the mechanical properties of composite material systems. The ability to control the dispersion of fillers is closely related to the mechanical tunability of such composites. In this work, we investigate the physical–chemical underpinnings of how simple end-group...
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H. Samet Varol a*, M. Alejandra Sánchez a, Hao Lu a, Joe E. Baio