Mechanical enhancement via self-assembled nanostructures in polymer nanocomposites

This article reports the synthesis of a diacetylene containing organogelator for the use as a nanoscale filler for mechanical enhancement in a polymer nanocomposite. The tensile storage modulus increased when the self-assembled nanostructures were incorporated into a polymer matrix. Below the glass...

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Published inSoft matter Vol. 7; no. 6; pp. 2449 - 2455
Main Authors Stone, David A., Hsu, Lorraine, Wheeler, Nicholas R., Wilusz, Eugene, Zukas, Walter, Wnek, Gary E., Korley, LaShanda T. J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2011
Subjects
Fillers
Glass transition temperature
Nanocomposites
Nanofibers
Nanomaterials
Nanostructure
Self assembly
Storage modulus
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Summary:This article reports the synthesis of a diacetylene containing organogelator for the use as a nanoscale filler for mechanical enhancement in a polymer nanocomposite. The tensile storage modulus increased when the self-assembled nanostructures were incorporated into a polymer matrix. Below the glass transition temperature, a modest increase of the tensile storage modulus was observed, but above the glass transition temperature, almost a two order of magnitude increase at the highest filler loadings was found. Additionally, the presence of the self-assembled nanofibers, increased the tensile storage modulus greater than a similar filler that does not form 1D nanofibers highlighting the importance of self-assembly to the mechanical reinforcement.
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ISSN:1744-683X
1744-6848
DOI:10.1039/c0sm01262a