Diffusion of polyethylene oxide in montmorillonite : single molecule study of polymer nanocomposite

• Main Author: Jefri Sanusi Teguh
• Other Authors: Yeow Kok Lee Edwin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Composite materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/19131
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The behavior of Polyethylene Oxide (PEO) in the absence and presence of Montmorillonite (MMT, a clay silicate mineral) was studied using Wide Field Fluorescence Microscopy in single molecule level. In the absence of MMT, crystallization of PEO occurred. PEO moved faster in the amorphous region but i...