Rheological properties of crosslinked unentangled and entangled Poly(methyl acrylate) nanocomposite networks

Yi Feng, Di Wu, Ruhao Li, Pinar Akcora

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Abstract

This work is designed to explore the effect of entanglements and particle loading on viscoelastic properties of crosslinked polymer nanocomposites. The entangled and unentangled poly(methyl acrylate) composite networks were synthesized and characterized in linear rheology. We found that the elastic moduli and crosslinking degree of entangled composite networks were unaffected with particle loading. For the unentangled composite networks, both elastic moduli and crosslinking degree enhanced with particle loading. The reinforcement factor analyzed with the recovery of modulus after large deformation indicated that entangled composite networks fully recovered their initial moduli, suggesting the high entanglements can sustain large deformation and maintain their initial chain conformation even at high particle loadings. The unentangled networks did not recover their initial storage moduli after large deformation, posing the non-deformability of the highly crosslinked networks.

Original languageEnglish
Article number125150
JournalPolymer
Volume255
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Aug 2022

Keywords

  • Crosslinked
  • Nanocomposite
  • Network

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