Characterization of Nanocomposites

Yao, Z., et al., Polymerization from the surface of single-walled carbon nanotubes -Preparation and characterization of nanocomposites. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2003.125(51) p. 16015-16024. 

Beck, K. M., Sasaki, T. and Koshizaki, N. (1999). Characterization of nanocomposite materials prepared via laser ablation of Pt/Ti02bi-combinant targets. Chem. Phys. Lett. 301(3 4), 336-342. 

Section Technology" focuses on chemometric methods used in food technology, for water quality estimation, for the characterization of nanocomposite materials by NMR spectra, and in chromatographic separation processes. 

Baker, M. 2007. Advanced characterization of nanocomposite coatings. Surf. Coat. Technol. 201 (13) 6105-6111. 

N. Hebestreit, J. Hofmann, U. Rammelt, and W. Plieth, Physical and electrochemical characterization of nanocomposites formed from polythiophene and titanium dioxide, Electrochim. Acta, 48, 1779-1788 (2003). 

Hsiue G-H, Chen J-K, Liu Y-L (2000) Synthesis and characterization of nanocomposite of polyimide-silica hybrid from nonaqueous sol-gel process. J Appl Polym Sci 76(11) 1609-1618... 

Characterization of Nanocomposite Microstructure. Mixing clay with a polymer does not necessarily lead to a nanocomposite. Elaboration strategies are aimed at monitoring dispersion of the inorganic compound at the nanometer level, that is down to the elementary clay platelet. Figure 2 provides a schematic illustration of the various microstructures readily achievable, namely a conventional fllled polymer with clay particles in the micrometer range, an... 

If computational power permits, first-principles molecular modeling such as ab initio MD can provide the most accurate information without adjustable parameters. However, even the most powerful computer system available today is limited to first-principles solution of molecular information with a certain size. As a result, the hybrid methods such as QM/MM or ONIOM (where different levels of theory for one calculation are involved) are often used (Fig. 1). As an example of future prospects, molecular design and characterization of nanocomposites using computer simulation are also briefly mentioned. Atomistic modeling of clay nanocomposites is a very promising field in clay mineral materials science. 

In this chapter, a review of several researches done on the development and characterization of nanocomposites based on starch will be presented. Special attention will be given to the influences of the incorporation of starch, cellulose, layered silicate, and antioxidant and/or antimicrobial nanofillers on the physicochemical properties of the composites. The discussion will be focused on structural, mechanical, and barrel properties as well as on degradation, antibacterial and antioxidant activities. 

Avramova, L, Stefanov, P., Nicolova, D., Stoychev, D., Marinova, T., (2005). Characterization of nanocomposite Ce02-Al2Q3 coatings electrodeposited on stainless steel. Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 65, pp. 1663-1667 ISSN 0266 - 3538... 

Deng, Z., Nicolas, C.-H., Guo, Y., Giroir-Fendler, A., and Pera-Titus, M. (2010) Synthesis and characterization of nanocomposite B-MFl-alumina hollow fibre membranes and application to xylene isomer separation. Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 133, 18-26. 

M. Karabulut in Production and Characterization of Nanocomposite Materials from Recycled Thermoplastics, Middle East Technical University,... 

Physical and electrochemical characterization of nanocomposite membranes of nafion and functionalized silicon oxide. Chemistry of Materials, 19 (9), 2372-2381. 

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