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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

A Generalized Approach for Evaluating the Mechanical Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites Reinforced with Spherical Fillers.

Julio Cesar Martinez-Garcia, Alexandre Serraïma-Ferrer, Aitor Lopeandía-Fernández, Marco Lattuada, Janak Sapkota, Javier Rodríguez-Viejo

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Julio Cesar Martinez-GarciaDepartment of Physics, Nanomaterials and Microsystems Group, GNaM, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
Alexandre Serraïma-FerrerDepartment of Physics, Nanomaterials and Microsystems Group, GNaM, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
Aitor Lopeandía-FernándezDepartment of Physics, Nanomaterials and Microsystems Group, GNaM, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0566-8299
Marco LattuadaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, Office 403, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
Janak SapkotaInstitute of Polymer Processing, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, 8700 Leoben, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2296-5623
Javier Rodríguez-ViejoDepartment of Physics, Nanomaterials and Microsystems Group, GNaM, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9735-263X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this work, the effective mechanical reinforcement of polymeric nanocomposites containing spherical particle fillers is predicted based on a generalized analytical three-phase-series-parallel model, considering the concepts of percolation and the interfacial glassy region. While the concept of percolation is solely taken as a contribution of the filler-network, we herein show that the glassy interphase between filler and matrix, which is often in the nanometers range, is also to be considered while interpreting enhanced mechanical properties of particulate filled polymeric nanocomposites. To demonstrate the relevance of the proposed generalized equation, we have fitted several experimental results which show a good agreement with theoretical predictions. Thus, the approach presented here can be valuable to elucidate new possible conceptual routes for the creation of new materials with fundamental technological applications and can open a new research avenue for future studies.

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interphaseinterphase modelingmechanical reinforcementnanocompositespercolation thresholdpolymer nanocompositesspherical fillers

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