Polymer Nanocomposites / / edited by Giuliana Gorrasi.

• TeilnehmendeR: Gorrasi, Giuliana,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel : : MDPI,, 2018.; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 232 pages) :; illustrations

In the last decades, nanoscience and nanotechnologies have offered new opportunities for producing materials with structural and functional properties. The possibility to manipulate the matter, on an atomic or molecular level, can allow the obtainment of structures having unique characteristics and completely new functionalities. The use of structural and functional nanoparticles to be added to polymer nanocomposites is a nice way to manipulate the matter's properties following a bottom-up approach. The hybrid fillers can be used, not only as for structural purposes, but also as functional nano-structures in many fields, such as microelectronics, packaging, drug delivery, flame retardant materials, and environmental issues. A number of interesting nanoparticles, such as clays (lamellar or tubular), silica, carbon nanotubes, siloxanes, and, more recently, graphenes, have emerged as peculiar nanofillers for enhancing the performance of polymer matrices for a wide variety of technological applications. The present chapter aims to present the last research and novelty in the field of polymeric nanocomposites' materials. Methods of productions, as well as polymers and type and shape of the fillers and their functionalities are widely reported. Structural organization and physical properties of the polymer matrix are correlated with the nature of filler.

Table of Contents

About the Special Issue Editor vii -- Preface to "Polymer Nanocomposites" . ix -- Lorenzo Massimo Polgar, Francesco Criscitiello, Machiel van Essen, Rodrigo Araya-Hermosilla, Nicola Migliore, Mattia Lenti, Patrizio Raffa, Francesco Picchioni and Andrea Pucci Thermoreversibly Cross-Linked EPM Rubber Nanocomposites with Carbon Nanotubes Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 58, doi: 10.3390/nano8020058 1 -- Sithiprumnea Dul, Luca Fambri and Alessandro Pegoretti Filaments Production and Fused Deposition Modelling of ABS/Carbon Nanotubes Composites Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 49, doi: 10.3390/nano8010049 19 -- Shujahadeen B. Aziz Morphological and Optical Characteristics of Chitosan(1−x):Cuo x (4 ≤ x ≤ 12) Based Polymer Nano-Composites: Optical Dielectric Loss as an Alternative Method for Tauc's Model Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 444, doi: 10.3390/nano7120444 44 -- Lik-ho Tam and Chao Wu Molecular Mechanics of the Moisture Effect on Epoxy/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 324, doi: 10.3390/nano7100324 59 -- Rong Guo, Tifeng Jiao, Ruirui Xing, Yan Chen, Wanchun Guo, Jingxin Zhou, Lexin Zhang and Qiuming Peng Hierarchical AuNPs-Loaded Fe3O4/Polymers Nanocomposites Constructed by Electrospinning with Enhanced and Magnetically Recyclable Catalytic Capacities Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 317, doi: 10.3390/nano7100317 79 -- S ´ebastien Livi, Luanda Chaves Lins, Jakub Peter, Hynek Benes, Jana Kredatusova, Ricardo K. Donato and S´ebastien Pruvost Ionic Liquids as Surfactants for Layered Double Hydroxide Fillers: Effect on the Final Properties of Poly(Butylene Adipate-Co-Terephthalate) Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 297, doi: 10.3390/nano7100297 95 -- Ilke Uysal Unalan, Derya Boyacı, Silvia Trabattoni, Silvia Tavazzi and Stefano Farris Transparent Pullulan/Mica Nanocomposite Coatings with Outstanding Oxygen Barrier Properties Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 281, doi: 10.3390/nano7090281 111 -- Mario Abbate and Loredana D'Orazio Water Diffusion through a Titanium Dioxide/Poly(Carbonate Urethane) Nanocomposite for Protecting Cultural Heritage: Interactions and Viscoelastic Behavior Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 271, doi: 10.3390/nano7090271 125v Valeria Bugatti, Gianluca Viscusi, Carlo Naddeo and Giuliana Gorrasi Nanocomposites Based on PCL and Halloysite Nanotubes Filled with Lysozyme: Effect of Draw Ratio on the Physical Properties and Release Analysis Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 213, doi: 10.3390/nano7080213 143 -- Albanelly Soto-Quintero, Angel Romo-Uribe, V´ ´ ıctor H. Berm ´udez-Morales, Isabel Quijada-Garrido and Nekane Guarrotxena 3D-Hydrogel Based Polymeric Nanoreactors for Silver Nano-Antimicrobial Composites Generation Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 209, doi: 10.3390/nano7080209 155 -- Giuseppe Cavallaro, Anna A. Danilushkina, Vladimir G. Evtugyn, Giuseppe Lazzara, Stefana Milioto, Filippo Parisi, Elvira V. Rozhina and Rawil F. Fakhrullin Halloysite Nanotubes: Controlled Access and Release by Smart Gates Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 199, doi: 10.3390/nano7080199 173 -- Tolesa Fita Chala, Chang-Mou Wu, Min-Hui Chou, Molla Bahiru Gebeyehu and Kuo-Bing Cheng Highly Efficient Near Infrared Photothermal Conversion Properties of Reduced Tungsten Oxide/Polyurethane Nanocomposites Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 191, doi: 10.3390/nano7070191 185 -- Jordina Fornell, Jorge Soriano, Miguel Guerrero, Juan de Dios Sirvent, Marta Ferran-Marqu´es, Elena Ib ´a ˜nez, Leonardo Barrios, Maria Dolors Bar ´o, Santiago Suri ˜nach, Carme Nogu´es, Jordi Sort and Eva Pellicer Biodegradable FeMnSi Sputter-Coated Macroporous Polypropylene Membranes for the Sustained Release of Drugs Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 155, doi: 10.3390/nano7070155 198 -- Caitlin Brocker, Hannah Kim, Daniel Smith and Sutapa Barua Heteromer Nanostars by Spontaneous Self-Assembly Reprinted from: Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 127, doi: 10.3390/nano7060127 210.