ABSTRACT
In order to improve various properties of PMMA, PAN, and other acrylic polymers, the functionalization of these polymers is attracting more and more attentions using many kinds of inorganic nanofillers, having zero-to two-dimensional structures. The novel mechanical [1,2], thermal [3], optical [4,5], electrical [6-8], and magnetic [9] properties are conveniently brought into the polymer-based nanocomposites and their structure/property relationships have been extensively studied. The properties of the polymer matrices are greatly affected by the adventitious inorganic nanoparticles and the preparation methods of nanocomposites. Normally, by the addition of 0D nanoparticles (such as SiO2, TiO2, ZnO, CdSe, ZnS, Al2O3, etc.), thermal, optical properties, and bioactivities of these materials can be improved; 1D nanofillers (such as single-walled and multiwalled carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofiber, needle-like attapulgite, etc.) can modulate the electrical properties of the nanocomposites such as conductivity, dielectric properties, and electrorheology; the addition of 2D nanofillers (such as clay, layered silicate, montmorillonite, graphite, and ∗ E-mail: weizhong@fudan.edu.cn
mica) can improve the barrier property. The thermal stability and charring property of the nanocomposites are also greatly affected the addition of inorganic fillers.
