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Recent Developments in Theory and Modeling of Polymer-Based Nanocomposites

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Polymer-based nanocomposites represent relatively new class of materials, often with unique synergy of polymer (“matrix”) and inorganic (“filler”) properties. In recent years, the industry developed new techniques to reduce the size of the fillers (from 10–100 microns in conventional composites to <100 nm in nanocomposites), and to functionalize their surfaces, thus enabling better control over the spatial distribution of the particles in the matrix. The structure of resulting materials is thus a complex product of particle/polymer interactions, particle size and shape, and processing history. In turn, the properties of the composite material are a function of its microstructure (e.g., particle aggregation or dispersion), as well as the properties of the matrix, filler, and interfacial regions. Today, theory and modeling of nanocomposites is one of the most rapidly developing areas in Polymer Science. In this review, I discuss theoretical and computational work related to the prediction of the nanocomposite structure and morphology.

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Ginzburg, V.V. (2019). Recent Developments in Theory and Modeling of Polymer-Based Nanocomposites. In: Andrianov, I., Manevich, A., Mikhlin, Y., Gendelman, O. (eds) Problems of Nonlinear Mechanics and Physics of Materials. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 94. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92234-8_12

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