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Nanocomposite: a method for the manufacture of nanocomposites based on a highly concentrated, intercalated, pelletized product has been developed that will reduce costs and improve properties.
Advanced Materials & Processes, June, 2003 by Chaiko, David J.
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Polymer-clay nanocomposites promise a veritable explosion of thermoplastic polymer applications because they are lightweight materials that rival metals in stiffness and strength while providing enhanced gas-barrier characteristics, superior dimensional stability, and high heat-distortion temperatures--all with low mineral loading and virtually no loss in impact resistance (Fig.
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1). However, the material has a significant drawback: the high cost and difficulty of dispersing nanometer-scale smectite clay particles in plastic matrices. This has delayed the onset of a materials ...
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