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Properties of Paraffin Wax/Montmorillonite Nanocomposite Coatings

Pu G., Wang J., Severtson S.J., University of Minnesota, US

Results are reviewed from a study aimed at enhancing the performance of paraffin wax based materials for barrier coating applications. Nanocomposites prepared by ultrasonic processing from paraffin wax matrices and reinforced with organically modified montmorillonite [...]

The Effect of POSS Compatibility on the Morphology of Thiol-ene Polymer Nanocomposites

Clark T., Hoyle C., Nazerenko S., University of Southern Mississippi, US

The physical properties of thiol-ene/POSS nanocomposites are measured and used to indicate the morphological changes of the materials as a function of POSS concentrations. Vinyl POSS monomers are modified with various organic pendants using an [...]

Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites: The Role of the Electronic Fingerprint of Carbon Nanotubes

Chiu P.L., Ma Y., Serrano A., Wang L., Mendelsohn R., He H., Rutgers University, US

In this presentation, we report that dispersion and functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with different dispersing methods and dispersing agents result different SWNTs with different electronic structures and surface chemistries. In-situ polymerization of the [...]

A latex-based concept for obtaining carbon nanotube-polymer nanocomposites

Grossiord N., Meuldijk J., Loos J., van der Schoot P., van Laake L.C., Regev O., Hart J., van der Schoot P., van Laake L.C., Miltner H.E., van der Schoot P., van Laake L.C., Koning C.E., Technical University of Eindhoven, NL

By using a latex-based technology, it is possible to efficiently disperse both single and multi wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs and MWNTs) within most of the polymers that are produced by emulsion polymerization, or that can [...]

Thermal and Electrical Properties of Polyamide/Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposites

Logakis E., Pandis Ch., Kanapitsas A., Peoglos V., Pissis P., Pionteck J., Pötschke P., Micusík M., Omastová M., National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), GR

In the present work we investigate the influence of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the thermal and electrical properties of a polyamide 6 (PA6) matrix by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS) [...]

Effects of Nano-Scale Core-Shell Rubber on the Volume Shrinkage for Unsaturated Polyester

Huang Y-J, Guo T-J, Yang Y-H, Chen M-C, Tsai M-C, Andriani Y., National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, TW

The effects of nano-scale core-shell rubbers (CSR) as low-profile additives (LPA) on the volume shrinkage characteristics and internal pigmentability of unsaturated polyester resins (UP) during the cure at 110oC were investigated. These CSRs were synthesized [...]

Innovative PMMA/Silica nanocomposites for optical and biomedical applications

Avella M., De Petrocellis L., Di Pace E., Errico M.E., Gentile G., Orlando P., ICTP-CNR, IT

The main goal of this research is the preparation of new PMMA/Silica nanocomposites with improved mechanical properties and highly specific bio-activity. PMMA based nanocomposites reinforced with modified silica nanoparticles have been prepared and characterized. Transparency [...]

Nano-Tecture: Developing Smart Skins in Architecture

Ataman O., Trautmann J., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US

This paper surveys a brief history of architectural skin materials and presents an ongoing research project about the development of the materials and fabrication concepts for a fundamentally new class of architectural composite. This type [...]

High Output Coating R&D, Accelerating the Process from Discovery to Commercial Output

Schroer J., Chemspeed Technologies, US

The use of automated High Output Technologies has expanded from its origins in Biotech and CombiChem into laboratories of many other areas in the chemical industry. New fields like Polymer- and Material Sciences, which strongly [...]

Application of Robotic Combinatorial Methods for the Synthesis and Screening of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Marine Coatings

Christianson D.A., Chisholm B.J., Stafslien S.J., Gallagher-Lein C., Bahr J.A., North Dakota State University, US

A combinatorial robotic workflow has been developed and implemented at North Dakota State University for the synthesis and screening of marine coatings. Several traditional tools and methods for characterizing polymers and coatings have been customized [...]