@article { ISI:000276615500006,
	title = {On the magnetic, mechanical and rheological properties of rubber-nickel nanocomposites},
	journal = {Polymer Bulletin},
	volume = {64},
	number = {9},
	year = {2010},
	month = {MAY},
	pages = {907-923},
	publisher = {SPRINGER},
	address = {233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Rubber-nickel nanocomposites were synthesized by incorporating freshly prepared nanometric nickel particles in two different matrices namely natural rubber and neoprene rubber according to specific recipes for various loadings of nano nickel and the cure characteristics of these composites were evaluated. The maximum torque values register an increase with the increase in loading of nickel in both composites and this is attributed to the non-interacting nature of nickel nanoparticles with rubber matrices. The cure time of natural rubber composites decreases with increase in the content of nickel, and in neoprene rubber cure, time increases with increase in filler content. In natural rubber, the curing reaction seems to be activated by the presence of nickel particles. The magnetization studies of the composites reveal that the magnetic properties of nickel are retained in the composite samples. The elastic modulus of natural rubber and neoprene rubber are largely improved by the incorporation of nickel particles.</p>},
	keywords = {Cure characteristics, Elastic modulus, magnetic properties, Nanocomposites},
	issn = {0170-0839},
	doi = {10.1007/s00289-009-0231-z},
	author = {Jamal, E. Muhammad Abdul and Joy, Pattayil Alias and Kurian, Philip and Anantharaman, Maliemadom R.}
}
@article {47435,
	title = {Mechanical properties of anodic titanium dioxide nanostructures},
	journal = {Materiali in Tehnologije},
	volume = {55},
	year = {2021},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {19-24},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>Highly ordered and uniform titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotubes (NTs) with different morphologies (15 nm, 50 nm and 100 nm in diameter) were prepared by the electrochemical anodization of Ti substrates. The TiO2 NTs{\textquoteright} surface properties were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The elastic modulus (E) and the Vickers hardness (HV) of the Ti foil and of the different-morphology TiO2 NTs were evaluated with the nano-indentation technique. E and HV increase with the decreasing length/diameter of the NTs, meaning that NTs with smaller diameters are more resistant to mechanical wear. The elastic modulus of the TiO2 NTs with 15-nm and 50-nm diameters is similar to that of the human bone.</p>},
	keywords = {Elastic modulus, mechanical properties, titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotubes, Vickers hardness},
	issn = {1580-2949},
	doi = {10.17222/mit.2020.109},
	author = {Kulkarni, Mukta and Sepitka, Josef and Junkar, Ita and Bencina, Metka and Rawat, Niharika and Mazare, Anca and Rode, Chandrashekhar and Gokhale, Suresh and Schmuki, Patrik and Daniel, Matej and Iglic, Ales}
}
