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Enabling nanoparticle networking in semicrystalline polymer matrices.

Jasmeet Kaur1, Ji Hoon Lee, David G Bucknall

  • 1School of Polymer, Textile, and Fiber Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , 801 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States.

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  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Science
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Nanoparticle arrangement significantly impacts nanocomposite properties.
  • Previous research often focused on individually dispersed nanoparticles.
  • This study investigates nanoparticle networks formed via phase segregation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To understand how polymer crystallization influences nanoparticle network formation.
  • To explore the role of nanoparticle shape in this process.
  • To establish structure-property relationships in polymer nanocomposites.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesized calcium phosphate nanoparticles (near-spherical and nanofiber shapes).
  • Fabricated poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) matrix nanocomposites.

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  • Characterized nanocomposite structure and viscoelastic properties.

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    • Nanoparticle shape influences network formation.
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