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Author:

Heidecker, Matthew J

Title:

HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYMER/LAYERED SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

exfoliated
intercalated
composite
modulated DSC
crystallization
ductility
mechanical properties
PC
PET
non-compatibilized
compatibilized
high-peformance nanocomposites
polymer nanocomposites
polymer physics
high temperature surfactants
imidazolium
quaternary ammonium surfactants
melt-blending
injection molding

File:

Download MJHDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Ronald Hedden, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Kuppa, Vikram Krishna

Title:

POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE)/lAYERED-INORGANIC NANOCOMPOSITES: A MOLECULAR MODELING PERSPECTIVE

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

polymer science
polymer physics
nanotechnology
polymer nanocomposites
computer simulations
molecular dynamics
behavior in extremen confinements

File:

Download VKKthesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Braga Nogueira Branco, Ricardo

Title:

Scalable fabrication and characterization of magnetically aligned and diazotized CNT-epoxy composites for interlaminar reinforcement of aerospace composites

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

aerospace
materials
composites
carbon nanotubes
polymer nanocomposites
nanocomposites
nanotubes
functionalized
covalent functionalization
diazotization
three-point bending
fracture toughness
magnetic assembly

File:

Download RicardoBranco_MSThesis_SU21.pdf

Committee Members:

Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member