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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Key role of entropy in nanoparticle dispersion: polystyrene-nanoparticle/linear-polystyrene nanocomposites as a model system†‡

José A. Pomposo,*a   Alaitz Ruiz de Luzuriaga,a   Agustín Etxeberriab  and  Javier Rodrígueza  

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a New Materials Department, CIDETEC, Paseo Miramón 196, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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b Departament of Polymer Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry and Polymat, UPV/EHU, P.O. Box 1072, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
E-mail: agustin.etxeberria@ehu.es
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Abstract

Dilution of contact, hard sphere-like, nanoparticle–nanoparticle interactions upon mixing plays a key role in explaining nanoparticle dispersion in athermal all-polymer nanocomposites, as illustrated for polystyrene-nanoparticle/linear-polystyrene blends as a model system.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B714107F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Sep 2007
Accepted
26 Nov 2007
First published
07 Dec 2007

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008,10, 650-651

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Key role of entropy in nanoparticle dispersion: polystyrene-nanoparticle/linear-polystyrene nanocomposites as a model system

J. A. Pomposo, A. Ruiz de Luzuriaga, A. Etxeberria and J. Rodríguez, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 650 DOI: 10.1039/B714107F

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