Physical Properties of Polymers under Soft and Hard Nanoconfinement: A Review

Ming-Chao Ma; Yun-Long Guo

doi:10.1007/s10118-020-2380-3

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Physical Properties of Polymers under Soft and Hard Nanoconfinement: A Review

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- Physical Properties of Polymers under Soft and Hard Nanoconfinement: A Review
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 38, Issue 6, Pages: 565-578(2020)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  b.School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Author bio：
  
  yunlong.guo@sjtu.edu.cn
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- DOI：10.1007/s10118-020-2380-3
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- Received：15 September 2019，
  
  Revised：2019-11-24，
  
  Accepted：02 December 2019，
  
  Online First：18 February 2020，
  
  Published：2020-06
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Ma, M. C.; Guo, Y. L. Physical properties of polymers under soft and hard nanoconfinement: a review. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2020, 38, 565–578

Ming-Chao Ma, Yun-Long Guo. Physical Properties of Polymers under Soft and Hard Nanoconfinement: A Review[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2020, 38(6): 565-578.
Ma, M. C.; Guo, Y. L. Physical properties of polymers under soft and hard nanoconfinement: a review. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2020, 38, 565–578 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-020-2380-3.

Ming-Chao Ma, Yun-Long Guo. Physical Properties of Polymers under Soft and Hard Nanoconfinement: A Review[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2020, 38(6): 565-578. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-020-2380-3.

摘要

Abstract

Polymeric materials under nanoconfinements have substantially deviated physical properties with respect to the bulk

especially glass transition temperature

physical aging

and crystallization behavior. Here we highlight the leading methods for creating various confinement systems. Upon these systems

recent advances on hard and soft confinement effect for glass transition

physical aging

mechanical properties and crystallization of polymers are reviewed in details. Furthermore

as nanoconfined systems in extreme conditions are experimentally inaccessible

simulation results describing confinement effect on such systems are also discussed.

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