%0 Journal Article %A Yanovsky, Yuri G. %A Kozlov, G. V. %A Karnet, Yulia N. %D 2011 %I Begell House %K disperse-filled polymer composites, reinforcement, fractal parameters of structure, interphase layers, mechanical characteristics of heterogeneous medium components %N 2 %P 85-90 %R 10.1615/NanomechanicsSciTechnolIntJ.v2.i2.10 %T FRACTAL DESCRIPTION OF THE REINFORCEMENT MECHANISM OF DISPERSE-FILLED POLYMER COMPOSITES %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/11e12455066dab5d,2d11314a258da30e,042a6675737a07b1.html %V 2 %X The validity of physico-mechanical parameters of interphase layers in calculation of the effect of reinforcement of polymer composites by nanosize disperse fillers is generalized within the framework of fractal description, estimates of molecular characteristics and kinetic flexibility of macromolecular chains of the matrix polymer as well as direct experimental evaluations of the parameters of interphase layers for disperse-filled elastomeric composites (in particular butadiene-styrene elastomeric composite filled with nanosize shungite particles). %8 2011-10-19