Metal-polymer nanocomposites

Heness, G

Metal-polymer nanocomposites

Heness, G

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Citation:: Advances in Polymer Nanocomposites: Types and Applications, 2012, pp. 164 - 177
Issue Date:: 2012-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Heness, G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8630-8297	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Advances in Polymer Nanocomposites: Types and Applications, 2012, pp. 164 - 177	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781845699406	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/23133
dc.description.abstract	Polymers have low strength and stiffness, high dielectric strength and poor thermal properties. They are poor conductors of electricity and heat and are non-magnetic. Attempts have been made to change and improve some of these to increase the range of applications. Recently, researchers have shown interest in using nanoparticles. This chapter looks at metal nanoparticles, which exhibit uniquely different electronic and optical properties from their bulk counterparts. It is these interesting new properties that are one of the driving forces for their incorporation in polymer matrices. Methods of incorporation of metal nanoparticles into a polymer, the resultant properties, applications and future trends will be discussed. © 2012 Woodhead Publishing Limited All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Advances in Polymer Nanocomposites: Types and Applications	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1533/9780857096241.1.164	en_US
dc.title	Metal-polymer nanocomposites	en_US
dc.type	Chapter
utslib.for	1007 Nanotechnology	en_US
utslib.for	091202 Composite and Hybrid Materials	en_US
utslib.for	0912 Materials Engineering	en_US
dc.location.activity	Algarve, PORTUGAL
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

Polymers have low strength and stiffness, high dielectric strength and poor thermal properties. They are poor conductors of electricity and heat and are non-magnetic. Attempts have been made to change and improve some of these to increase the range of applications. Recently, researchers have shown interest in using nanoparticles. This chapter looks at metal nanoparticles, which exhibit uniquely different electronic and optical properties from their bulk counterparts. It is these interesting new properties that are one of the driving forces for their incorporation in polymer matrices. Methods of incorporation of metal nanoparticles into a polymer, the resultant properties, applications and future trends will be discussed. © 2012 Woodhead Publishing Limited All rights reserved.

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