Highly filled Polystyrene-laponite nanocomposites prepared by emulsion polymerization
Polystyrene-based nanocomposite films containing up to 20 wt% laponite clay have been prepared by emulsion polymerization. Significant increases in the storage and tensile moduli were observed in both the glassy and rubbery state on laponite addition. However, whereas in the glassy state these increases were correlated with the extent of exfoliation of the laponite, in the rubbery state they were more dependent on the overall laponite content. These results are discussed in terms of the observed morphologies and micromechanical models for the reinforcing effect of rigid nano-sized filler particles.
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[Ruggerone, Riccardo Plummer, Christopher J. G. Manson, Jan-Anders E.] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, LTC, Stn 12, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. [Herrera, Norma Negrete Bourgeat-Lami, Elodie] CNRS CPE UCBL, UMR 5265, LCPP C2P2, F-69616 Villeurbanne, France. Manson, JAE, Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, LTC, Stn 12, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. jan-anders.manson@epfl.ch
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Ruggerone, Riccardo Plummer, Christopher J. G. Herrera, Norma Negrete Bourgeat-Lami, Elodie Manson, Jan-Anders E.
European Framework 6 Project NAPOLEON ; Centre Interdisciplinaire de Microscopie Electronique (CIME) of the EPFL
This work was supported by the European Framework 6 Project NAPOLEON and technical support was provided the Centre Interdisciplinaire de Microscopie Electronique (CIME) of the EPFL.
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