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Advanced polymer nanocomposites: novel properties and applications

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Unique issues due to Nanoparticles<br />

• Contrast a spherical particle with diameter 1 mm with<br />

one with diameter 10 nm:<br />

– At 10 vol % particles:<br />

Particle diameter 10 nm 1 mm<br />

# particles/ cc 1.9 x 10 17 1.9 x 10 11<br />

Internal surface area / cc 60 m 2 0.6 m 2<br />

Average Interparticle distance 8.5 nm 850 nm<br />

Polystyrene: M w = 100,000 � R g(melt) = 8.5 nm

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