Polymer/layered silicate nanocomposites: a review from preparation to processing

SS Ray, M Okamoto - Progress in polymer science, 2003 - Elsevier
A review is given of the academic and industrial aspects of the preparation, characterization,
materials properties, crystallization behavior, melt rheology, and processing of …

A review on polymer–layered silicate nanocomposites

S Pavlidou, CD Papaspyrides - Progress in polymer science, 2008 - Elsevier
This review reports recent advances in the field of polymer–layered silicate nanocomposites.
These materials have attracted both academic and industrial attention because they exhibit …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocomposites: synthesis, structure, properties and new application opportunities

PHC Camargo, KG Satyanarayana, F Wypych - Materials Research, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
Nanocomposites, a high performance material exhibit unusual property combinations and
unique design possibilities. With an estimated annual growth rate of about 25% and fastest …

Natural biopolymer-based nanocomposite films for packaging applications

JW Rhim, PKW Ng - Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Concerns on environmental waste problems caused by non-biodegradable petrochemical-
based plastic packaging materials as well as the consumer's demand for high quality food …

Manufacturing process of cellulose whiskers/polylactic acid nanocomposites

K Oksman, AP Mathew, D Bondeson, I Kvien - Composites science and …, 2006 - Elsevier
Cellulose whiskers separated from commercially available microcrystalline cellulose (MCC)
and polylactic acid (PLA) were used to develop novel nanostructured biocomposites by …

Polymer nanocomposite foams

LJ Lee, C Zeng, X Cao, X Han, J Shen, G Xu - Composites science and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Polymer nanocomposite foams have received increasingly attention in both scientific and
industrial communities. The combination of functional nanoparticles and supercritical fluid …

Polymer interleaved layered double hydroxide: a new emerging class of nanocomposites

F Leroux, JP Besse - Chemistry of Materials, 2001 - ACS Publications
The present paper describes the synthesis and characterization of nanocomposite materials
built from the assembly of organic polymers and two-dimensional host materials, particularly …

Effect of nanofillers dispersion in polymer matrices: a review

M Šupová, GS Martynková… - Science of advanced …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
This review summarizes recent work on manufacturing of different types of composites.
There is a great need to engineer multi-phase (ie, composite) materials that combine the …

Nanocomposites derived from polymers and inorganic nanoparticles

IY Jeon, JB Baek - Materials, 2010 - mdpi.com
Polymers are considered to be good hosting matrices for composite materials because they
can easily be tailored to yield a variety of bulk physical properties. Moreover, organic …

Characterization of polymer‐layered silicate (clay) nanocomposites by transmission electron microscopy and X‐ray diffraction: A comparative study

AB Morgan, JW Gilman - Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Several polymer‐layered silicate (clay) nanocomposites (PLSNs) were analyzed by
transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction (XRD) in an effort …