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Micromechanical Models of PVA-Based Bionanocomposite Films

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To investigate the effect of the interphase on elastic modulus of bulk bionanocomposite films, a theoretical framework was proposed for the first time to systematically calculate interphase volume fraction according to stereological theory and nearest-surface distribution functions in this chapter. A three-phase composite model was employed based on hard-core-soft-shell structures including hard monodispersed or polydispersed anisotropic particles, as well as soft interphase and matrices. The effective volume fraction of nanoparticles was estimated in a simple theoretical approach by considering both volume fraction and geometric configuration of interphases. Experimentally determined tensile moduli of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-based bionanocomposite films were predicted by using Halpin–Tsai model and Mori–Tanaka model in which effective volume fraction of randomly oriented nanoparticles resulted from the inclusion of interphase properties and volume fractions. Moreover, associated results suggested that the estimation of elastic modulus according to effective volume fraction revealed much better agreement with experimental data, as opposed to that based on nominal volume fraction. In particular, the use of polydispersed nanodiameter bamboo charcoals (NBCs), halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) and Cloisite 30B clays with Fuller particulate gradation was proven to show the best prediction with experimental data among all proposed theoretical models.

This chapter takes partial content materials from authors’ published research article ‘Mousa M, Dong Y (2020) Towards sophisticated 3D interphase modelling of advanced bionanocomposites via atomic force microscopy, J Nanomater, Article ID 4526108’ under Creative Commons Attribution License.

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  1. Shatra Technical Institute, Southern Technical University, Basra, Iraq

    Mohanad Mousa

  2. School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia

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Mousa, M., Dong, Y. (2021). Micromechanical Models of PVA-Based Bionanocomposite Films. In: Multiscaled PVA Bionanocomposite Films. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8771-9_6

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