DocumentCode :
1646443
Title :
Nanoscale design of ultrastrong materials by LBL assembly
Author :
Podsiadlo, Paul ; Kotov, Nicholas A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. Eng., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
fYear :
2008
Firstpage :
341
Lastpage :
344
Abstract :
The preparation of a high-strength and highly transparent thin-film nanocomposites via layer-by-layer assembly technique from poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and Na+-montmorillonite clay nanosheets is reported here. We show that a high density of weak bonding interactions between the polymer and the clay particles: hydrogen, dipole-induced dipole, and van der Waals undergoing break-reform deformations, can lead to high strength nanocomposites: ultimate tensile strength, sigmaUTS = 150 MPa and in-plane modulus of elasticity, E´ = 13 GPa. Further introduction of covalent or ionic bonds into the polymeric matrix creates a double network of bonds which dramatically increases the mechanical properties to values as high as sigmaUTS = 400 MPa and E´ = 110 GPa. The resulting nanocomposites can be applied as robust multifunctional coatings and free-standing membranes for micromechanical or microfluidic devices, biosensors, actuators, valves, and implantable biomedical devices.
Keywords :
biomedical engineering; bonds (chemical); clay; elasticity; materials preparation; nanobiotechnology; nanocomposites; nanoparticles; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; particle reinforced composites; polymers; tensile strength; thin films; LBL assembly; Na+-montmorillonite clay nanosheet; PVA; bond break-reform deformation; covalent bonds; dipole induced dipole bonding; double bond network; free standing membranes; high strength transparent thin film nanocomposite; hydrogen bonding; in plane elasticity modulus; ionic bonds; layer by layer assembly technique; multifunctional coatings; nanocomposite preparation; poly(vinyl alcohol); polymeric matrix; ultimate tensile strength; ultrastrong material nanoscale design; van der Waals bonding; weak bonding polymer-clay interactions; Assembly; Biomembranes; Bonding; Coatings; Elasticity; Hydrogen; Mechanical factors; Nanocomposites; Polymer films; Robustness;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, 2008. BioCAS 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2878-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2879-3
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/BIOCAS.2008.4696944
Filename :
4696944
Link To Document :
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