PMMA functionalized boron nitride sheets as nanofillers
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Negative Additive Manufacturing of Complex Shaped Boron Carbides
Published on: September 18, 2018
Zhenhua Cui1, Andre P Martinez, Douglas H Adamson
1Institute of Materials Science, Polymer Program, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. adamson@uconn.edu.
Abstract:
We report the functionalization of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) with polymer chains. These chains are grown by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) from hBN following thermal treatment. When used as a nanofiller, the material shows improved dispersion resulting in significantly improved toughness as compared to pristine hBN without polymer functionalization. The polymer functionalized BN is also characterized by TGA, FTIR and FESEM.
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