nanofillers – TechConnect Briefs

Development of surface chemical approaches for detection and characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes dispersed in a polymer composite

Gorham J.M., Osborn W.A., Woodcock J.W., Scott K.C.K., Heddleston J.M., Hight Walker A.R., Gilman J.W., NIST, US

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and other carbon nanofillers are used in different applications to enhance the materials and electrical properties of consumer products as polymer composites. As a result, concern has arisen regarding the potential [...]

Reactive block copolymers as versatile compatibilizers for polymer-clay nanocomposites

Flores-Santos L., González-Montiel A., Baeza-Alvarado M.D., Espinoza-Rodríguez E., Esparza-Hernández P., CID, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico, S.A. de C.V., MX

It’s well known that silicate-polymer nanocomposites offer a number of significant advantages over traditional silicate-polymer composites, such as increased tensile strength, improved heat deflection temperature and flame retardance, with typically 3-5 wt.% of the nanofiller, [...]