Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas, Martin George; Vasudevan, Sanitha; Maria, Hanna J.; Nzihou, Ange; Scaffaro, Roberto; Morreale, Marco; Thomas, Sabu Title A name given to the resource StructureProperty Relationships Governing Rheological, Damping, and Thermal Behaviour of Immiscible Natural Rubber/Nitrile Rubber Blend Nanocomposites Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2026 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Polymers;Volume;18;Issue;4;Article No.;427; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/polym18040427" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.3390/polym18040427</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105031247033?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105031247033?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Thomas M.G., Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University, Bangalore, 560029, India; Vasudevan S., International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, IIUCNN, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, 686560, India; Maria H.J., International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, IIUCNN, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, 686560, India, Trivandrum Engineering, Science and Technology (TrEST) Research Park, Thiruvananthapuram, 695016, India; Nzihou A., IMT Mines Albi, RAPSODEE CNRS, UMR 5302, Universitde Toulouse, Campus Jarlard, Albi Cedex 09, F-81013, France; Scaffaro R., Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo, 90128, Italy; Morreale M., Department of Engineering and Architecture, Kore University of Enna, Cittadella Universitaria, Enna, 94100, Italy; Thomas S., Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University, Bangalore, 560029, India, International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, IIUCNN, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, 686560, India, School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, 686560, India Description An account of the resource Polymer nanocomposites have been attracting significant interest over the last three decades. One of the most intriguing applications is related to the preparation of clay-filled nanocomposites based on rubber blend matrices. Although several studies already exist on the subject, there is limited information available regarding their rheological, thermal, and, particularly, damping behaviour of rubber blend systems. In this work, the rheological, viscoelastic, and thermal behaviour of a natural rubber/nitrile rubber (NR/NBR) blend nanocomposite containing organically modified nanoclay was systematically investigated, and the damping characteristics were also assessed. At a lower nanoclay concentration (5 phr), network formation through fillerfiller and fillerpolymer interactions led to partial immobilization of polymer chains, resulting in a pronounced increase in viscosity and enhanced viscoelastic response. In contrast, at higher nanoclay loading (10 phr), strong agglomeration of filler particles occurred, corresponding to a stacked clay morphology, which hindered effective fillerfiller network formation and weakened fillerpolymer interactions, leading to lower viscosity and reduced damping efficiency. The blend composition and filler content were found to significantly influence the investigated properties, especially the hysteresis loss and the thermal conductivity, which is explained by matrixfiller interactions and the resulting morphology of the system. 2026 by the authors. Subject The topic of the resource elastomer blends; nanocomposites; natural rubber; nitrile butadiene rubber; thermal properties; viscoelastic properties Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) Relation A related resource ISSN: 20734360; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online