Probing nanomechanical properties with AFM to understand the structure and behavior of polymer blends compatibilized with ionic liquids

AFM PeakForce QNM mode: Evidencing nanometre-scale mechanical properties of chitin-silica hybrid nanocomposites

(2016) G. Smolyakov et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Polyamide 6 surface layer following ozone treatment

(2016) Mariusz Kłonica et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADHESION AND ADHESIVES

Structural–mechanical and antibacterial properties of a soft elastic polyurethane surface after plasma immersion N2+ implantation

(2016) Ilya A. Morozov et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Seeing is believing: atomic force microscopy imaging for nanomaterial research

(2016) Jian Zhong et al.   RSC Advances

Nanomechanics and Origin of Rubber Elasticity of Novel Nanostructured Thermoplastic Elastomeric Blends Using Atomic Force Microscopy

(2015) Shib Shankar Banerjee et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Phosphonium ionic liquids as new compatibilizing agents of biopolymer blends composed of poly(butylene-adipate-co-terephtalate)/poly(lactic acid) (PBAT/PLA)

(2015) Luanda C. Lins et al.   RSC Advances

Ionic liquids–lignin combination: an innovative way to improve mechanical behaviour and water vapour permeability of eco-designed biodegradable polymer blends

(2015) Sébastien Livi et al.   RSC Advances

Structuration of ionic liquids in a poly(butylene-adipate-co-terephthalate) matrix: its influence on the water vapour permeability and mechanical properties

(2014) Sébastien Livi et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Mapping micromechanical properties of soft polymer contact lenses

(2014) Marius Chyasnavichyus et al.   POLYMER

Synthesis and physical properties of new layered silicates based on ionic liquids: improvement of thermal stability, mechanical behaviour and water permeability of PBAT nanocomposites

(2014) Sébastien Livi et al.   RSC Advances

Structure, properties and interfacial interactions in poly(lactic acid)/polyurethane blends prepared by reactive processing

(2013) Balázs Imre et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

The influence of alkyl substituents of POSS in polyethylene nanocomposites

(2013) Francois Xavier Perrin et al.   POLYMER

Atomic Force Microscopy Nanomechanics Visualizes Molecular Diffusion and Microstructure at an Interface

(2013) Dong Wang et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Morphology and thermal properties of PLA–cellulose nanofibers composites

(2012) Adriana N. Frone et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Effect of nanosilica on the morphology of polyethylene investigated by AFM

(2012) Denis Mihaela Panaitescu et al.   COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Convection-assisted assembly of cellulose nanowhiskers embedded in an acrylic copolymer

(2012) Farid Khelifa et al.   Nanoscale

Improvement of thermal stability, rheological and mechanical properties of PLA, PBAT and their blends by reactive extrusion with functionalized epoxy

(2012) Racha Al-Itry et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Determination of Young’s Modulus for Nanofibrillated Cellulose Multilayer Thin Films Using Buckling Mechanics

(2011) Emily D. Cranston et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Formation of a carbon fiber/polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane/carbon nanotube hybrid reinforcement and its effect on the interfacial properties of carbon fiber/epoxy composites

(2011) Feng Zhao et al.   CARBON

Gradient of nanomechanical properties in the interphase of cellulose nanocrystal composites

(2011) Anahita Pakzad et al.   COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The use of the PeakForceTMquantitative nanomechanical mapping AFM-based method for high-resolution Young's modulus measurement of polymers

(2011) T J Young et al.   MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY

Effect of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) on the thermal, mechanical and morphological property of biodegradable PLA/PBAT blend and its nanocomposites

(2010) Mukesh Kumar et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Quantitative mapping of elastic moduli at the nanoscale in phase separated polyurethanes by AFM

(2010) Peter Schön et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Preparation, characterization, and foaming behavior of poly(lactic acid)/poly(butylene adipate-co-butylene terephthalate) blend

(2009) Hua Yuan et al.   POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE

Synthesis and characterization of TPO–PLA copolymer and its behavior as compatibilizer for PLA/TPO blends

(2008) Chang-Hong Ho et al.   POLYMER