Molecularly confined polymer nanocomposites

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Abstract
Molecular polymer confinement can be achieved in hybrid nanocomposites where individual polymer molecules are confined by a nanoporous matrix to dimensions comparable to or less than the molecular size of the polymer. Such molecular confinement can induce changes in a wide variety of properties of the confined polymer and the nanocomposite. In this dissertation, I focus on the mobility of the molecularly confined polymers as well as the thermal and fracture properties of the nanocomposite. In my first project, I show that the polymer mobility and the nanocomposite thermal and mechanical properties can be significantly influenced by the interaction of the molecularly confined polymer with the pore surface, which can be manipulated by surface chemical functionalization of the pores. Polyimide nanocomposites hold great promise for applications demanding fracture resistance at high temperature. In my second project, I discuss the strategy of improving fracture resistance of polyimide nanocomposites by increasing polymer fill level and polymer-surface interaction.

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Type of resource text
Form electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource
Extent 1 online resource.
Place California
Place [Stanford, California]
Publisher [Stanford University]
Copyright date 2019; ©2019
Publication date 2019; 2019
Issuance monographic
Language English

Creators/Contributors

Author Wang, Can
Degree supervisor Dauskardt, R. H. (Reinhold H.)
Thesis advisor Dauskardt, R. H. (Reinhold H.)
Thesis advisor Chidsey, Christopher E. D. (Christopher Elisha Dunn)
Thesis advisor Xia, Yan, 1980-
Degree committee member Chidsey, Christopher E. D. (Christopher Elisha Dunn)
Degree committee member Xia, Yan, 1980-
Associated with Stanford University, Department of Chemistry.

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Genre Theses
Genre Text

Bibliographic information

Statement of responsibility Can Wang.
Note Submitted to the Department of Chemistry.
Thesis Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2019.
Location electronic resource

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© 2019 by Can Wang
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (CC BY).

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