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Macromol. Chem. Phys. 6/2011
Author(s) -
SánchezFerrer Antoni,
Mezzenga Raffaele,
Dietsch Hervé
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.201190011
Subject(s) - elastomer , nanocomposite , materials science , nanoparticle , polymer , composite material , modulus , scattering , cover (algebra) , polymer chemistry , anisotropy , polymer science , elastic modulus , polymer nanocomposite , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , optics , physics , mechanical engineering , engineering
Cover: Under mechanical stress, ellipsoidal SCH nanoparticles align along the stretching direction when integrated into an elastomeric polymer network. This is confirmed by the anisotropic shape of the X‐ray scattering pattern. When the nanoparticles are chemically bonded to the elastomer matrix, the resulting nanocomposite shows enhanced mechanical properties: 0.5 wt‐% nanoparticle content increases the elastic modulus of the resulting naocomposite by 20%. Further details can be found in the article by A. Sánchez‐Ferrer, R. Mezzenga, H. Dietsch* on page 627 .