Visual research filler network structure in polymer composites and its structure-activity relationship by fluorescent labeling and LSCM
Shangjun Zeng, Ming Kang, Kexu Chen, Rong Sun, Ai Lu, Guanjun Changa - State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621010, China
For organic-inorganic composite materials, the spatial dispersion of inorganic fillers in the organic matrix is of great significance for designing and manufacturing high-performance composite materials. To improve the understanding of the micro-physical mechanism of the filler-reinforced polymer matrix, we studied the relationship between filler network structure and macro-mechanical properties of silicone rubber by using fluorescent labeling technology and three-dimensional (3D) visualization imaging.