interphase – TechConnect Briefs

Inducing Polymer Interphase Formation in the Composite at Low Nano-Carbon Loading

Song K., Minus M.L., Northeastern University, US

The nano-carbons used in this work are layered carbon nano-chips that exhibit platelet morphology and are able to slide with respect to each other. Both filled and unfilled poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) fibers were studied to [...]

Innovative PMMA/Silica nanocomposites for optical and biomedical applications

Avella M., De Petrocellis L., Di Pace E., Errico M.E., Gentile G., Orlando P., ICTP-CNR, IT

The main goal of this research is the preparation of new PMMA/Silica nanocomposites with improved mechanical properties and highly specific bio-activity. PMMA based nanocomposites reinforced with modified silica nanoparticles have been prepared and characterized. Transparency [...]

Morphological Implications of the Interphase; Linking Crystalline and Amorphous Regions in Semi-Crystalline Polymers

Rastogi S., Terry A.E., Eindhoven University of Technology, NL

In semi-crystalline polymers, a range of morphologies can be obtained in which a chain may traverse the amorphous region between the crystals or fold back into the crystals leading to adjacent or non-adjacent re-entry, depending [...]