The effect of the organoclay content on the toughness of a rubbery modified amorphous polyamide (aPA)/organoclay-based nanocomposite was studied by changing the modifier (maleic anhydride) content.

The team published their method and experimental validation on Nov. 8 in npj Computational Materials. “Materials informatics (MI), a new branch of materials research that combines materials data with ...

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Effect of molecular weight toward tensile properties in the present biobased polyesters, HP1. The plots of PE-18,18 (polyester-18,18, reported biobased), and ...

Plastics are materials comprising of a wide variety of synthetic and semi-synthetic organic polymers, which are malleable and easily molded to different shapes. Due to their low cost, ease of ...

Scientists often seek new materials derived from polymers. Rather than starting a polymer search from scratch, they save time and money by blending existing polymers to achieve desired properties. But ...

Drawn fiber is used in a wide range of applications including over-braiding for hoses, medical braiding, weaves as mist eliminators, strengthening for industrial belting applications, instrument and ...