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Recent Studies on the Multiscale Models for Predicting Fracture Toughness of Polymer Nanocomposites

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In this review, we introduce a series of the recent studies that attempted to develop the multiscale models for predicting the fracture toughness of polymer nanocomposites (PNC). Firstly, the overview of the multiscale schematics for predicting the fracture toughness of PNC. Secondly, according to the multiscale schematics, the multiscale models for predicting the fracture toughness of PNC are described: (i) epoxy nanocomposites (NC) including rigid spherical nanoparticles, (ii) thermoplastic/epoxy blends, and (iii) epoxy NC including carbon nanotubes. Finally, we summarize the discussion and provide our perspective on future challenging issues.

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. 2021R1C1C1004353).

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Wang, H., Shin, H. Recent Studies on the Multiscale Models for Predicting Fracture Toughness of Polymer Nanocomposites. Multiscale Sci. Eng. 4, 1–9 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42493-022-00075-y

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