Forming True Blends: Developing New Processing Routes for Polymer-Based Nano-Composites
Abstract
This proposed work builds on preliminary results which support the notion that polymer materials may act as a solvent for carbon nanotubes, which a one-dimensional (1D) fillers, to form true blends. The driving force behind potential mixing/blending is dominated by the entropy of mixing component. This fact implies a polymer-chain size to CNT segment length dependency. These then become the key parameters for developing a new lattice model for understanding mixingas it pertains polymer/1D filler systems. The idea that polymers and 1D fillers can form blends is atechnology disrupter for how current nanocomposite materials are designed and processed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Apr 09, 2018
- Source ID
- FA95501810008
Entities
People
- Marilyn L. Minus
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Northeastern University
- United States Air Force