Experimental investigation of mechanical and thermal properties of silica nanoparticle-reinforced poly(acrylamide) nanocomposite hydrogels

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Zaragoza, Josergio ^a   Babhadiashar, Nasim ^a   O'Brien, Victor ^a   Chang, Andrew ^a   Blanco, Matthew ^a   Zabalegui, Aitor ^b   Lee, Hohyun ^b   Asuri, Prashanth ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Computer Science and Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; SILICA NANOPARTICLE; ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; HYDROGEL; NANOPARTICLE; POLYACRYLAMIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; ELASTICITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROGEL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; THERMAL DIFFUSION; CHEMISTRY; PHONON; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ACRYLIC RESINS; HYDROGELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PHONONS; SILICON DIOXIDE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84942858103     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136293     Document Type: Article

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