Material Engineering ReferencePoint Suite
Use these ReferencePoints to learn about several material engineering topics including metallurgical parameters, defects in soldering, and more.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Material Engineering ReferencePoint Suite
Point 1: Polymer Nanostructures-Performance Evaluation and Applications
Ashok Jain
Polymer structures that have at least one of their dimensions within the nanometer range of 10 -9m are called polymer nanostructures. Polymeric nanoparticles with diameters in the nanometer range; nanowires, nanofibers, nanotubes, thin films with thickness in the nanometer range, and some especially architectured structures are typical examples of polymer nanostructures. Before using these structures in various applications, you need to study their properties and evaluate their performance. After you know their characteristics, you can use polymer nanostructures in applications that use those characteristics.
This ReferencePoint describes various microscopic, spectroscopic, and nonradiation techniques used for structural analysis and performance evaluation of polymer nanostructures. It describes applications of polymer nanostructures in sensors and drug delivery systems. It also explains various applications of polymer nanocomposites, such as in high-strength low-weight materials and anticorrosive paints.
Performance Evaluation Techniques
Performance evaluation or characterization provides an insight into the shape, structure, and properties of polymer nanostructures. This assists in designing a molecule with a structure favoring a particular property or a combination of properties. After synthesis of a particular structure, it must be characterized to ensure that the desired structure has been synthesized.
The ability to control the behavior of nanoscale structures by property modification has resulted in special technological applications, such as sensors, drug delivery systems, soil binders, biofilters, biochips, packaging material, synthetic organisms, catalysts, super-adhesives, and better propellant materials for space vehicles.
Techniques that are used to analyze the structure and evaluate the performance of polymer nanostructures can be broadly...
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