2014
DOI: 10.1590/0104-1428.1648
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Abstract: AFM has been recognized as one of the most powerful tools for the analysis of surface morphologies because it creates three-dimensional images at angstrom and nano scale. This technique has been exhaustively used in the analyses of dispersion of nanometric components in nanocomposites and in polymer blends, because of the easiness of sample preparation and lower equipment maintenance costs compared to electron microscopy. In this review, contributions using AFM are described, with emphasis on the dispersion of… Show more

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“…The prepared nanocomposites were also characterized by AFM, which is widely used to complement other microscopic techniques used to characterize composite materials [1, 39,40].…”
Section: Incorporation Of Gnp In the Nrl: Morphologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The prepared nanocomposites were also characterized by AFM, which is widely used to complement other microscopic techniques used to characterize composite materials [1, 39,40].…”
Section: Incorporation Of Gnp In the Nrl: Morphologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The data are also in agreement with the results of rheological properties, since the viscosity of the samples tends to decrease with the increase of the exposure time of GTR to microwaves, increasing the rubber fluidity. Additionally, phase images obtained from AFM ( Figure 9) were used to provide information about the composition of the polymeric blends at nanoscale [43,44]. Assuming that GTR is a blend composed by NR, SBR and carbon black (according to the previous results presented in this work), its morphology could be analyzed, where three phases were clearly distinguished by the different colors in the images.…”
Section: Morphological Propertiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to Bastos of Sousa, AFM has been recognized as one of the most powerful tools for analyzing surface morphologies because it creates three-dimensional images on the angstrom and nano scale. This technique has been ideal in the dispersion analysis of nanometric components in nanocomposites and in polymer blends due to the ease of sample preparation and low equipment maintenance cost when compared to scanning electron microscopy [23].…”
Section: Figurementioning
confidence: 99%