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Model interfaces

Nature Materials volume 6, pages 257–258 (2007)Cite this article

To achieve the often-promised capabilities of polymer nanocomposites, the properties of the interfacial region between polymer and filler must be controlled. Model nanocomposites offer a path towards understanding the physics of this region.

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Figure 1: Interfacial regions as a function of filler particle size.

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  1. Linda Schadler is at the Materials Science and Engineering Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA. Schadl@rpi.edu,

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