1.6 Bionanocomposite Properties and Characterisation
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Fig. 1.14 Typical XRD patterns for polymer/layered silicate composites: a immiscible structure,
b intercalated structure and c exfoliated structure [142]
Fig. 1.15 Transmission electron micrographs: a intercalated structure and b exfoliated structure
[165]
when compared with surrounding polymeric chains with only C, H and N. Accordingly, much heavier elements produce the dark appearance for layered silicates in a
bright field of TEM images, as illustrated in Fig. 1.15 [142, 161, 164].
1.6.2 Mechanical Properties
The mechanism that explains the reinforcement effect of nanofillers in nanocomposites is the assumption that soft polymer matrices adjacent to much stiffer nanofillers
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Fig. 1.14 Typical XRD patterns for polymer/layered silicate composites: a immiscible structure,
b intercalated structure and c exfoliated structure [142]
Fig. 1.15 Transmission electron micrographs: a intercalated structure and b exfoliated structure
[165]
when compared with surrounding polymeric chains with only C, H and N. Accordingly, much heavier elements produce the dark appearance for layered silicates in a
bright field of TEM images, as illustrated in Fig. 1.15 [142, 161, 164].
1.6.2 Mechanical Properties
The mechanism that explains the reinforcement effect of nanofillers in nanocomposites is the assumption that soft polymer matrices adjacent to much stiffer nanofillers