The role of interfacial interactions on the crystallinity and nanomechanical properties of clay-polymer nanocomposites: A molecular dynamics study

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 3137-3148

  Sikdar, Debashis ^a   Katti, Dinesh R ^a   Katti, Kalpana S ^a  

^a North Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Molecular dynamics simulation; Molecular modeling; Nonbonded interaction; Polymer clay nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

INTERFACIAL INTERACTIONS; NANOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES (PCN);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMER BLENDS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

CRYSTALLINITY; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; ORGANIC POLYMER; THERMAL PROPERTY;

EID: 39049087269     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.27504     Document Type: Article

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