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 in:Soft matter 2011-01, Vol.7 (6), p.2449-2455
Main Authors: Stone, David A., Hsu, Lorraine, Wheeler, Nicholas R., Wilusz, Eugene, Zukas, Walter, Wnek, Gary E., Korley, LaShanda T. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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.
ISSN:1744-683X
1744-6848
DOI:10.1039/c0sm01262a