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A Novel Approach for Mixing ZnO Nanoparticles into Poly(ethyl methacrylate)

  1. Mukesh Agrawal1,*,
  2. Nikolaos E. Zafeiropoulos1,3,
  3. Smrati Gupta1,4,
  4. Ekaterina Svetushkina1,
  5. Jürgen Pionteck1,
  6. Andrij Pich2,5,
  7. Manfred Stamm1,*

Article first published online: 3 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1002/marc.200900584

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Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Volume 31, Issue 4, pages 405–410, February 16, 2010

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Agrawal, M., Zafeiropoulos, N. E., Gupta, S., Svetushkina, E., Pionteck, J., Pich, A. and Stamm, M. (2010), A Novel Approach for Mixing ZnO Nanoparticles into Poly(ethyl methacrylate). Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 31: 405–410. doi: 10.1002/marc.200900584

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  1. 1

    Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Hohe Strasse 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany

  2. 2

    Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie, Technische Universität Dresden, Zellescher Weg 19, 01069 Dresden, Germany

  3. 3

    Current Address: Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, Greece

  4. 4

    Current Address: Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie, Technische Universität Dresden, Zellescher Weg 19, 01069 Dresden, Germany

  5. 5

    Current Address: DWI an der RWTH Aachen e.V., Pauwelsstr. 8, 52056 Aachen, Germany

*Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Hohe Strasse 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany. Fax: +49-351-4658281

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 12 FEB 2010
  2. Article first published online: 3 DEC 2009
  3. Manuscript Revised: 12 OCT 2009
  4. Manuscript Received: 14 AUG 2009

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Keywords:

  • colloids;
  • filler;
  • mixing;
  • nanocomposites;
  • nanoparticles

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A facile, novel, and versatile approach for the mixing of inorganic filler nanoparticles into a host polymer matrix is demonstrated. The employed approach is found to offer a significant increase in thermal and mechanical properties of the host polymer matrix at the inorganic filler level of as little as 0.24wt.-%.

Abstract

A novel and versatile approach for the mixing of ZnO nanofillers into a host polymer matrix, poly(ethyl methacrylate) (PEMA), is reported. Firstly, ZnO nanoparticles are deposited onto the surface of polystyrene (PS) colloidal particles in a “raspberry-like” fashion and subsequently obtained PS/ZnO composite particles are mixed into the PEMA matrix in the range of 0.5 to 5 wt.-%. Microscopic analyses reveal a homogenous distribution of PS/ZnO domains into the PEMA matrix even at 5 wt.-% loading level. Thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry results indicate an improvement in thermal stability of PEMA matrix after mixing with PS/ZnO filler particles. A significant enhancement in mechanical properties of PEMA matrix in the presence of PS/ZnO particles has been evidenced by dynamic mechanical analysis and three point bending measurements.

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