Polymer nanocomposites future research directions

III will be discussed. In section IV modeling of interfacial load transfer between CNT and polymer in nanocomposite will be introduced and finally we conclude the review by emphasizing the cmrent challenges and future research directions. 

In order to further develop this polymerization system, the repeated use of porous matrices in the field of polymerizations represents a key factor, and this will undoubtedly become valuable for future applications in industry. In addition, research should be directed as a priority towards identifying the specific properties of polymer assemblies accommodated in these nanochannels. Likewise, the construction of host-guest nanocomposites should enhance the current knowledge with regards to the apphcation of these materials to nanosized, molecular-based devices [33, 34]. 

We anticipate that this chapter would trigger more research efforts towards finding other innovative means to render them more robust as coatings, as these carbonaceous films can be made easily in large quantities and are much less expensive than other nano-structured carbon materials. Potential future directions could be, for instance, synthesis of polymer-carbon nanocomposite surfaces made up of carbon nanotubes, graphene or other carbon nanomaterials as well as flame synthesis of other soft materials which can be thermally triggered to crosslink or polymerize during nanoparticle network deposition. 

Very interesting studies of natural rubber reinforcement with ZnO nanoparticles were performed by scientists from India, under the direction of Sabu Thomas [62]. The goal of these studies was to characterize the viscoelastic behavior and reinforcement mechanism of ZnO nanoparticles introduced into the rubber matrix. They have presented a constrained polymer model based on a rubbery region and a ZnO nanoparticle. Very interestingly, the authors presented a core-shell morphology model and constrained polymer model to explain the constrained polymer chains in NR/ZnO nanocomposites [62]. Thanks to this research and the proposed models, it is possible to understand the behavior of nanofillers in the polymer matrix and maybe in the future to develop an ideal nanofiller for use in the rubber matrix. 

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