Magnetic nanocomposite materials obtained using magnetic nano fluids and resins

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

Crainic, N (Author) Other; Bica, D (Author) Other; Popa, NC (Author) Other; Vekas, L (Author) Other; António Torres Marques (Author) FEUP; Novoa, PJ (Author) Other; Correia, N (Author) Other; Carlos Sá (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: International Journal of Nanomanufacturing

Vol. 6

Pages: 350-361

ISSN: 1746-9392

Publisher: Inderscience Publishers

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Authenticus ID: P-007-VA4

DOI: 10.1504/ijnm.2010.034796

Abstract (EN): The paper presents the possibility of creating a new category of magnetic nanocomposite materials, using magnetic nanofluids (MNF) and resins (Crainic et al., 2004). Polymer-embedded nanotructures are potentially useful for a number of technological applications, especially as advanced functional materials (e.g., high-energy radiation shielding materials, microwave absorbers, optical limiters, polarisers, sensors, hydrogen storage systems, etc.) (Carotenuto and Nicolais, 2003; Caseri, 2000; Nicolais and Carotenuto, 2005; Barnet and Peuker, 2006). In addition to the intrinsic nanoscopic material properties and the possibility to make transparent metal-polymer combinations, these materials are interesting also because the presence of a very large filler-matrix interface area can significantly affect the polymer characteristics (e.g., glass transition temperature, crystallinity, free volume content, etc.), allowing the appearance of further technologically exploitable mechanical and physical properties (e.g., fire resistance, low gas diffusivity, etc.) (Nicolais and Carotenuto, 2005). Copyright © 2010 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific