Clay nanomaterials are an emerging class of 2D biomaterials of interest due to their
atomically thin layered structure, charged characteristics, and well‐defined composition …

Since the end of the last century, the discovery of polymer nanocomposites and their ever-
expanding use in various applications has been the result of continuous developments in …

Pickering emulsions are attractive formulations because they are simple and bear strong
similarities with the well-known surfactant-based emulsions. Pickering emulsions have been …

Laponite® is a synthetic smectite clay that already has many important technological
applications, which go beyond the conventional uses of clays in pharmaceutics and …

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are a class of ionic lamellar compounds made up of
positively charged brucite-like layers with an interlayer region containing charge …

Recently, polymer nanocomposite reinforced with well-dispersed layered silicate, typically
montmorillonite have received much attention in both academic and industrial research due …

Layered silicate clays are natural crystallites and are well recognized for their structures and
industrial applications, but there are very few reports on their structural confinement …

Polypropylene (PP)/clay nanocomposites were prepared by melt compounding with different
grafted clay, such as montmorillonite, halloysite and sepiolite. These clays organically …

A facile biomimetic method was developed to enhance the interfacial interaction in polymer-
layered silicate nanocomposites. By mimicking mussel adhesive proteins, a monolayer of …

In the process of deep oil and gas drilling, high temperature and high amounts of salt will
greatly deteriorate the rheological properties of water-based drilling fluids (WBDFs) …