1. Nanostructured Elastomers: From Smectic Liquid Crystals to Noble Metal Nanocomposites Open Access Author: Lentz, Daniel Michael Title: Nanostructured Elastomers: From Smectic Liquid Crystals to Noble Metal Nanocomposites Graduate Program: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: main chain liquid crystalline elastomersnoble metal nanoparticlesnanocomposites File: Download D._Lentz_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Evangelos Manias, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorRonald C Hedden, Committee Chair/Co-ChairEvangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-ChairRalph H Colby, Committee MemberThomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
2. AFM Studies of Semicrystalline Polymer/Inorganic Nanocomposites Open Access Author: Strawhecker, Kenneth Edward Title: AFM Studies of Semicrystalline Polymer/Inorganic Nanocomposites Graduate Program: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: polymerinorganicnanocompositesAFMlayered silicatescompositesmaterials File: Download Strawhecker.pdf Committee Members: Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-ChairSridhar Komarneni, Committee MemberRalph H Colby, Committee MemberSanat Kumar, Committee Member