Journal article
Using External Fields to Control the Location of Nanoparticles in Polymers: Simulations and Experiments
The XVth International Congress on Rheology Part One (AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1027, Part 1), v 1027, pp 534-536
03 Aug 2008
Abstract
We present experiments and simulations of polymer nanocomposites to understand the effect of deformation on dispersion of self-attracting nanoparticles. First, electrospinning is used to fabricate poly(styrene-b-isoprene) nanofibers where magnetite nanoparticles are uniformly dispersed only in one of the domains. Then we model and simulate nanocomposites of homopolymers and block copolymers where the particle-particle attractions greatly exceed that of particle-polymer using molecular dynamics to quantify the effects of shear flow. Our results reveal that deformation can play a critical role in controlling the location of nanoparticles and obtaining a uniform dispersion.
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- Title
- Using External Fields to Control the Location of Nanoparticles in Polymers: Simulations and Experiments
- Creators
- Vibha KalraYong Lak Joo
- Publication Details
- The XVth International Congress on Rheology Part One (AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1027, Part 1), v 1027, pp 534-536
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-51149108509
- Other Identifier
- 991014878424904721