Water Drop Tribology of Graphene and Polymer Nanocomposites

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dc.contributor.advisorAjayan, Pulickel M.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBarrera, Enrique V.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRau, Carl
dc.creatorCox, Paris
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-16T15:00:39Z
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-16T15:00:46Z
dc.date.available2013-09-16T15:00:39Z
dc.date.available2013-09-16T15:00:46Z
dc.date.created2013-05
dc.date.issued2013-09-16
dc.date.submittedMay 2013
dc.date.updated2013-09-16T15:00:46Z
dc.description.abstractBasic physics teaches us that the frictional force (lateral force) needed to move objects on surfaces are proportional to load (normal force) – Amonton’s Laws. In tribology, this force is proportional to contact area, whereas Amonton is just a special case for contact area scaling with load. Such established laws do not seem to apply to small drops on flat, smooth surfaces in which frictional forces have an inverse relation to contact area and have time component prior to movement. Such phenomena can be explained by Shanahan-deGennes were intermolecular forces are considered for a deformed surface. Graphene is a special case where no time component is observed and frictional forces are attributed to its chemical homogeneity and stability. In the second part of this thesis, graphene is considered as nanofiller to build up polymer nanocomposites via Layer by Layer (LbL). Graphene Nanoribbons derived from multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) offers a special case for thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposites in that of thermally activated twisting morphology influences nanocomposite properties. Finally an electric field driven transdermal hydrogel drug delivery device has been demonstrated by just using CNTs, polyvinyl-borax gel and a CNT membrane
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dc.identifier.citationCox, Paris. "Water Drop Tribology of Graphene and Polymer Nanocomposites." (2013) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71942">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71942</a>.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/71942
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectGraphene
dc.subjectHydrogels
dc.subjectCNT
dc.subjectTribology
dc.subjectPolymer nanocomposite
dc.subjectTPU
dc.titleWater Drop Tribology of Graphene and Polymer Nanocomposites
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentMechanical Engineering and Materials Science
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy
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