Viscoelastic Analysis of Thermally Stiffening Polymer Nanocomposites
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Abstract
Poly(ethylene oxide), PEO, filled with silica nanoparticles coated with poly(methyl methacrylate), PMMA, was shown to present thermally stiffening behavior above the glass transition temperature of both PEO and PMMA. In the current study, the viscoelastic beahvior of this nanocomposite system is investigated via nanoindenation experiments to complement on going rheological studies. Results were compared to neat polymers, PEO and PMMA, to understand the effect of coated nanoparticles.
*This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CMMI-1538730. *Undergraduate student.