Browsing Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology by Author "Thompson, Russell B."
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Application of a constant hole volume Sanchez–Lacombe equation of state to mixtures relevant to polymeric foaming
Park, Chul B.; von Konigslow, Kier; Thompson, Russell B. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018)A variant of the Sanchez–Lacombe equation of state is applied to several polymers, blowing agents, and saturated mixtures of interest to the polymer foaming industry. These are low-density polyethylene– carbon dioxide and ... -
Effect of well-dispersed surface-modified silica nanoparticles on crystallization behavior of poly (lactic acid) under compressed carbon dioxide
Sarikhani, K.; Nasseri, R.; Lotocki, V.; Thompson, Russell B.; Park, Chul B.; Chen, Pu (Elsevier, 2016)In this work, the crystallization behavior of poly (lactic acid) (PLA)/amine-modified silica nano- composites at different loadings of amine-modified silica (1, 2, and 8 wt %) under isothermal, non- isothermal, and isothermal ... -
Evaluating Characteristic Parameters for Carbon Dioxide in the Sanchez−Lacombe Equation of State
von Konigslow, Kier; Park, Chul B.; Thompson, Russell B. (American Chemical Society, 2017)For many different pure substances, large numbers of competing characteristic parameter sets exist in the literature for the Sanchez−Lacombe equation of state. This is due in part to differing research requirements or ... -
Ordering mechanisms in triblock copolymers
Maniadis, P.; Thompson, Russell B.; Rasmussen, Kim O.; Lookman, Turab (American Physical Society, 2004)The ordering mechanisms for an ABC triblock copolymer system are studied using self-consistent field theory. We find a two-phase mechanism, similar to what has been suggested experimentally two-step mecha- nism. Analysis ... -
Origins of Elastic Properties in Ordered Block Copolymer/Nanoparticle Composites
Thompson, Russell B.; Rasmussen, Kim O.; Lookman, Turab (American Chemical Society, 2004)We predict a diblock copolymer melt in the lamellar phase with added spherical nanoparticles that have an affinity for one block to have a lower tensile modulus than a pure diblock copolymer system. This weakening is due ... -
Polymeric Foaming Predictions from the Sanchez-Lacombe Equation of State: Application to Polypropylene-Carbon Dioxide Mixtures
Thompson, Russell B (American Physical Society, 2017)A simple off-lattice method of deriving the Sanchez-Lacombe equation of state is presented. The Sanchez-Lacombe equation of state for mixtures is shown to be thermodynamically inconsistent for all mixing rules in such a ... -
Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Nanoparticle-Coil “Tadpole” Macromolecules
Lee, Jae Youn; Balazs, Anna C.; Thompson, Russell B.; Hill, Randall M. (American Chemical Society, 2004)None. -
Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Nanoparticle-Coil “Tadpole” Macromolecules
Lee, Jae Youn; Balazs, Anna C.; Thompson, Russell B.; Hill, Randall M. (American Chemical Society, 2004)There has been considerable fascination with the self-assembling behavior of amphiphilic chainlike molecules that range from short-chain surfactants to high molecular weight block copolymers. The self-assembly of simple ...