Personal & Home Care, Food & Agriculture – Page 14

Mechanical Characteriztion of XD-Grade Carbon Nanotube/Epon 862 Processed by Dual Phase Dispersion Technique

Hossain M.K., Okoro C., Hosur M., Jeelani S., Rangari V., Tuskegee University, US

In this research, a dual-phase dispersion method is studied combining a high intensity ultrasonic liquid processor with a three roll milling technique. Xd-grade carbon nanotubes (xd-CNTs) were infused into Epon 862 epoxy and then mixed [...]

RAFT: A smarter way to develop multi-functional polymers

Chiefari J., CSIRO, AU

The RAFT (Reverse Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer) process is a ground breaking technology that offers unprecedented control over the composition, functionality and architecture of polymers. The versatility of the RAFT technology provides enormous potential for designing [...]

POSS–Substituted Hyperbranched Polyester Blends with Thermoplastic Polyurethanes

Spoljaric S., Shanks R.A., RMIT University, AU

The aim of this research is to prepare and disperse in an elastomer a multi-branched form of POSS. Hyperbranched polymers (HBP) can be formed by grafting from a central core. POSS may be joined with [...]

Role of Hard Segment Induced Nanosized Domain on Dilute Solution Properties of Ether Based Thermoplastic Polyurethanes

Lem K.W., Lee D.S., Haw J.R., Song G.S., Curran S., Sund S., Iqbal Z., Brumlik C., Konkuk University, KR

Many useful polyurethane components, such as films, are prepared from solution, in the form of dispersion, emulsion, or suspension. The ultimate properties of such films depend on the effect of nano scaled structures in the [...]

Durability Study of Nanophased Jute-Based Green Composites

Hossain M.K., Dewan M.W., Hosur M., Jeelani S., Tuskegee University, US

Jute fiber reinforced biopol biocomposites with and without nanoclay were manufactured using treated and untreated jute fibers by a compression molding process and their durability study was performed using standard moisture absorption and flexure tests [...]

Layer by layer control of wettability in nanocomposite films

Villafiorita Monteleone F., Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies @ UNILE, IIT, IT

We propose an original method to modify and control the surface wettability properties of a specific material, by creating nanocomposite films on substrates with different surface properties, where the number of the deposited layers defines [...]

Surface Modification of Iron Oxide (Fe3O4) Micro- and Nano-particles with Stimuli Responsive Polymers

Vasquez E.S., Nicholson W.B., Walters K.B., Mississippi State University, US

In this work, the synthesis of stimuli responsive polymer brushes was carried out using surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) on iron oxide (Fe3O4) micro- and nano-particles. Bare Fe3O4 nanoparticles (20 nm nom. d(H)) were [...]

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