Browsing School of Materials Engineering (Articles) by Subject "Nanocomposites"
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The effect of loading rates and particle geometry on compressive properties of polypropylene/zinc oxide nanocomposites: Experimental and numerical prediction
(Society of Plastics Engineers, 2012-01)Compressive properties, of particulate filled polymer matrix composites, are affected (to a certain extent) by the geometry of the particles, as well as the loadingrates. Therefore, this article presents the results on the ... -
Effects of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTS) on the mechanical and thermal properties of plasticized polylactic acid nanocomposites
(Trans Tech Publications, 2013)A multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/plasticized polylactic acid (PLA) composite was prepared using a two-roll mill set at 170°C and 50 rev/min. The material was characterized using dynamicmechanical analyzer (DMA). ... -
Er–Pr doped tellurite glass nanocomposites for white light emitting diodes
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-03)In this paper, optical glass nanocomposites (nanoparticles sizes up to 100 nm) with composition TeO2–WO3– PbO–xEr2O3–yPr6O11 (x= 0.30 mol%, y= 0.70 mol%) embedded into polymer matrices was reported. The two types of ... -
Impact of controlled hydrophobicity of the organically modified silicates on the properties of biomedical thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) nanocomposites
(Trans Tech Publications, 2013-09)The impact of nanofiller surface modifications and hydrophobicity on the morphology and mechanical properties of the biomedical TPU nanocomposites was studied. We show that incorporating nanofillers with higher hydrophobicity ... -
Laser operated elasto-optical features of La 2CaB 10O 19:Pr 3+ polymer nanocomposites
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-10)We have discovered a principal role of the polymer matrices on the spectral dependences of piezooptical coefficients of La 2CaB 10O 19:Pr 3+ (LCBO:Pr) nanocomposites formed by polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and polycarbonate ...