Table 1.

Mechanical properties for neat PMMA and its nanocomposites.

Method	RGO loading (wt %)	Young’s modulus (MPa)	Tensile strength (MPa)	Elongation at break (%)
In situ	0.0	362.28 ± 9.79	47.73 ± 1.75	29.96 ± 2.77
	0.5	428.51 ± 32.32	44.10 ± 3.02	13.50 ± 1.13
	2.0	288.72 ± 48.96	29.68 ± 1.25	13.95 ± 1.76
Solution Blending	0.0	330.47 ± 26.00	35.89 ± 1.88	15.10 ± 2.61
	0.5	463.02 ± 47.66	36.64 ± 1.18	10.02 ± 1.10
	2.0	470.72 ± 33.34	25.51 ± 6.01	6.94 ± 1.13