1. HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYMER/LAYERED SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITES Open Access Author: Heidecker, Matthew J Title: HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYMER/LAYERED SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITES Graduate Program: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: exfoliatedintercalatedcompositemodulated DSCcrystallizationductilitymechanical propertiesPCPETnon-compatibilizedcompatibilizedhigh-peformance nanocompositespolymer nanocompositespolymer physicshigh temperature surfactantsimidazoliumquaternary ammonium surfactantsmelt-blendinginjection molding File: Download MJHDissertation.pdf Committee Members: Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-ChairKwadwo Osseo Asare, Committee MemberCharles E Bakis, Committee MemberRonald Hedden, Committee MemberJames Patrick Runt, Committee Member
2. POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE)/lAYERED-INORGANIC NANOCOMPOSITES: A MOLECULAR MODELING PERSPECTIVE Open Access Author: Kuppa, Vikram Krishna Title: POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE)/lAYERED-INORGANIC NANOCOMPOSITES: A MOLECULAR MODELING PERSPECTIVE Graduate Program: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: polymer sciencepolymer physicsnanotechnologypolymer nanocompositescomputer simulationsmolecular dynamicsbehavior in extremen confinements File: Download VKKthesis.pdf Committee Members: Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-ChairRalph H Colby, Committee MemberJanna Kay Maranas, Committee MemberJames Patrick Runt, Committee Member