Polymer interphase structure near nanoscale inclusions: Comparison between random walk theory and experiment

• Published in: Polymer (Guilford) Vol. 51; no. 18; pp. 4259 - 4266
• Main Authors: Meth, Jeffrey S., Lustig, Steven Raymond
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 19.08.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Chains (polymeric); Composites; Distortion; Elongation; Exact sciences and technology; Forms of application and semi-finished materials; Gyration; Inclusions; Interphase; Mathematical models; Modeling; Nanocomposite; Nanocomposites; Nanostructure; Polymer industry, paints, wood; Random walk; Technology of polymers; Modeling; Random walk; Nanocomposite; Spherical interface; Interface structure; Random walk model; Interphase; Theoretical study; Polymer; Radius of gyration; Spherical particle; Conformation

We propose a theory for the structure of the interphase in polymeric nanocomposites based on the freely-jointed chain near an impermeable spherical inclusion. The theory considers only the entropic exclusion between a polymer and the inclusion. The radius of gyration of the polymer chain and its dis...