Polymeric Nanocomposites Enabled by Controlled Architecture Materials
Shefelbine T.A., Marx R.E., Nelson J.M., Longabach J.W., Brostrom M.L., Bucket M.I., 3M Corporate Research, US
This presentation will focus on the use of Controlled Architecture Materials (CAMs): block copolymers, telechelic, gradient and star branched polymers as additives to induce the exfoliation of nanoclays in thermoplastic resins. Conventional exfoliation methods include [...]