Towards Sophisticated 3D Interphase Modelling of Advanced Bionanocomposites via Atomic Force Microscopy

Figure 5

Correlation between maximum interphase dimensions and nanofiller dimensions of PVA/HNT bionanocomposites and PVA/Cloisite 30B clay bionanocomposites: (a) vs. , (b) vs. , (c) vs. , (d) vs. , (e) vs. , (f) vs. , (g) vs. , and (h) vs. . is interphase thickness, and is HNT diameter. _,, and are maximum interphase length, width, and height, respectively. , , and are the length, longitudinal diameter, and transverse diameter of HNTs while , , and are the length, width, and thickness of Cloisite 30B clay platelets.

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