Research Publications
List of research publications and the source information co-authored by our team members.
Publications with examples showcasing polymer processing, impact on gas barrier, mechanical, csryallization, optical, electrical properties are shown below. Additional references are available upon request. Email us at info@tdpolymers.com to learn more about our platform technology.
Manufacturing and Novel Applications of Multilayer Polymer Films
Plastics Design Library Book, Elsevier, 2016. eBook ISBN: 9780323374668
This book, authored by our team member, discusses the advancements in multilayer technology via coextrusion processing, structure-property relationships in nanolayer structures, and novel applications.
Optical Applications: Polymeric Nanolayer Films
Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Seven Volume Set, Edition 3rd Edition, 2013
Coextrusion processing is used to study structure-property relationships in confined spaces to develop advanced layered polymer materials.
Confined crystallization in polymer nanolayered films: A review
Journal of Materials Research , Focus Issue: Crystallization Processes in Polymer-Based Materials , 27(10), 2012 , pp. 1326 - 1350
Coextrusion processing is used to study structure-property relationships in confined spaces to develop advanced layered polymer materials.
Melt crystallization of syndiotactic polypropylene in nanolayer confinement impacting structure
Polymer, Volume 52, Issue 25, 28 November 2011, Pages 5879-5889
Coextrusion processing approach to control confinement of polymers to improve gas barrier properties is discussed.
High Dielectric Constant Polycarbonate/Nylon Multilayer Films Capacitors with Self-Healing Capability
ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2019, 1, 4, 867–875
Multilayered materials with high energy density, high breakddown strength and low losses is demonstrated.
Manufacturing of polymer continuous nanofibers using a novel co-extrusion and multiplication technique
Polymer Volume 55, Issue 2, 30 January 2014, Pages 673-685
A modified coextrusion process to create micro- and nano-fiber materials was demonstrated.
Structural relaxation of polystyrene in nanolayer confinement
Polymer, Volume 53, Issue 9, 17 November 2012, Pages 1925-1931
Physical aging phenomena in layered glassy polymers is investigated.
Fractionated Crystallization in Polymer Blends
Book Chapter, Crystallization in Multiphase Polymer Systems, 2018, Pages 239-267
The book chapter discussed the polymer crysallization behaviour in blends, with foucus on thermal stability of nanolayer films and crystallization as a result of thermal break-up of nanolayers.