Polymer Nanocomposites Synthesis, Characterization, and Modeling

by Krishnamoorti, Ramanan; Vaia, Richard A.

• ISBN13: 9780841237681
• ISBN10: 0841237689
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-06
• Publisher: American Chemical Society

Summary

Research during the last ten years, spurred by the development of new analytical techniques, has led to the general recognition that aspects of the nanoscale morphology (1-100nm) are critical in the manifestation of physical properties. Nanoscale fillers, synthesis approaches, processing techniques, and morphological characterization are important facets of the polymer industry. Polymer Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Characterization, and Modeling highlights the unique chemical and physical aspects associated with polymer based nanocomposite materials. Two nonexclusive themes are present throughout the book: 1) techniques to manipulate inorganic morphology in the presence of polymers on the nanometer length scale and 2) physical understanding and implications to properties of the surface absorbed and nanoscopically confined polymers. The volume discusses the development of high performance materials as well as possible future directions for research in the field.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Polymer Nanocomposites: Introduction	1	(6)
Richard A. Vaia
Ramanan Krishnamoorti
Commercialization of Polymer Nanocomposites	7	(8)
Jon Collister
PMMA Nanocomposites Synthesized by Emulsion Polymerization	15	(12)
Sumanda Bandyopadhyay
Alex J. Hsieh
Emmanuel P. Giannelis
Boron Nitride Fillers for Organic Polymer Composites	27	(12)
R. T. Paine
E. A. Pruss
G. L. Wood
C. Schwierkowski
R. F. Hill
C. Chapelle
W. J. Kroenke
Surface-Initiated Anionic Polymerization: Tethered Polymer Brushes on Silicate Flat Surfaces	39	(18)
Qingye Zhou
Yo Nakamura
Seiji Inaoka
Mi-Kyoung Park
Yingfan Wang
Xiaowu Fan
Jimmy Mays
Rigoberto Advincula
Predicting the Phase Behavior of Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites: The Role of End-Functionalized Chains	57	(14)
Valeriy V. Ginzburg
Anna C. Balazs
Carbon Black Structure and Associations in Filled Rubbers	71	(14)
Rex P. Hjelm
An Investigative Study of Polymer Adsorption to Smectite Clay: Polyelectrolytes and Sodium Montmorillonite	85	(14)
Robert Y. Lochhead
Cheri McConnell Boykin
Mesoscopic Structure of Polymer-Inorganic Nanocomposites	99	(18)
Richard A. Vaia
Derek Lincoln
Solution and Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy of Nylon 6-Montmorillonite Clay Nanocomposites	117	(10)
Rick D. Davis
William L. Jarrett
Lon J. Mathias
Studies of Organically Modified Clays by Scattering Techniques	127	(14)
Derek L. Ho
Robert M. Briber
Charles J. Glinka
Thin Film Organically Modified Layered Silicate-Polymer Hybrid Materials	141	(18)
R. Limary
P. F. Green
Influence of Layered-Silicates on the Rheological Properties of Diblock Copolymer Nanocomposites	159	(18)
Cynthia A. Mitchell
Ramanan Krishnamoorti
Dispersion and Nucleating Effects of Clay Fillers in Nanocomposite Polymer Films	177	(16)
Vincent Ferreiro
Gudrun Schmidt
Charles Han
Alamgir Karim
Molecular Simulations of Ultra-Confined Polymers: Polystyrene Intercalated in Layered-Silicates	193	(16)
E. Manias
V. Kuppa
A Coarse-Grained Simulation Study of Polymer Melt Intercalation in Layered Nanostructures	209	(18)
R. K. Bharadwaj
R. A. Vaia
B. L. Farmer
Author Index	227	(2)
Subject Index	229