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ArticleACS omega2024

Transparent and High-Refractive-Index Titanium Dioxide/Thermoplastic Polyurethane Nanocomposites.

Massimo Tawfilas, Gianluca Bartolini Torres, Roberto Lorenzi, Melissa Saibene, Michele Mauri, Roberto Simonutti

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Article in ACS omega, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Massimo TawfilasDepartment of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Roberto Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy.
Gianluca Bartolini TorresDepartment of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Roberto Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy.
Roberto LorenziDepartment of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Roberto Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6199-0971
Melissa SaibenePiattaforma di Microscopia, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy.
Michele MauriDepartment of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Roberto Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7777-9820
Roberto SimonuttiDepartment of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Roberto Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8093-517X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transparent nanocomposite films made of surface-modified titanium dioxide nanoparticles and thermoplastic polyurethane are prepared via film casting approach showing enhanced refractive indexes and mechanical properties. Two different sets of composites were prepared up to 37.5 wt % of inorganic nanoparticles with a diameter <15 nm, one set using particles capped only with oleic acid and a second one with a bimodal system layer made of oleic acid and mPEO-5000 as coating agents. All of the composites show significantly enhanced refractive index and mechanical properties than the neat polymeric matrix. The transparency of nanocomposite films shows the excellent dispersion of the inorganic nanoparticles in the polymeric matrix avoiding aggregation and precipitation phenomena. Our study provides a facile and feasible route to produce transparent nanocomposite films with tunable mechanical properties and high refractive indices for various applications.

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PMCPMC11238196

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