Preparation and Application of Polymer Nanocomposites

• Other Authors: Cuberes, Teresa (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Public health & preventive medicine; storage stability; rheological properties; polymer-modified asphalt; nano-montmorillonite; thickness effect; solid insulation dielectrics; breakdown strength; polymer nanocomposites; CuO nanostructures; PMMA; e-beam lithography; resist process engineering; X-ray fluorescence; chemical synthesis; organic-inorganic hybrid films; atomic force microscopy; ultrasonic force microscopy; sol-gel; nanomaterials; poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL); multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs); electro-spun carbon nanofibers (ESCNFs); Raman microspectroscopy; human U-2 OS cell line; bioactivity; ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene; polymethylene-p-triphenyl ester of boric acid; borpolymer; polymer composite materials; capacitive pressure sensor; porous polydimethylsiloxane; stress-sensitive; wearable electronic; zinc oxide nanowire; dielectric properties; electrospinning; fiber composite; PVDF; PA; TENG; triboelectric effect; n/a
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This reprint focuses on the preparation of polymer nanocomposites for various fields, such as structural, electronic, sensing, energy harvesting, and biomedical applications. A wide variety of matrices have been considered, such as polymer-modified asphalt, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, polymethyl methacrylate, polydimethylsiloxane elastomer, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyvinyl amide, poly(e-caloprolactone), and ureasyl polyether. The results corroborate that incorporating nanomaterials into polymeric matrices facilitates developing advanced materials with improved properties. Issues such as filler‒matrix interactions, molecular organization and rearrangement, size-dependent functionality, etc., are addressed in detail. Advanced nanosensing, nanofabrication, and nanocharacterization procedures are advantageously applied.