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

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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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NanoconfinementGlass transition temperaturePhysical agingMechanical propertiesCrystallization

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