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

Figure 9

Prediction of the elastic moduli of PVA/HNT bionanocomposites: (a) Halpin-Tsai model (H-T) and (b) Mori-Tanaka model (M-T) and the combination of Mori-Tanaka model and laminate theory (M-T-L). Prediction of the elastic moduli of PVA/Cloisite 30B clay bionanocomposites: (c) Halpin-Tsai model (H-T) and (d) Mori-Tanaka model (M-T) and the combination of Mori-Tanaka model and laminate theory (M-T-L).

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