Nanocomposite system applications

These few examples show how the use of nanocomposite systems with hetero polysiloxane type of matrices leads to interesting properties for applications. Further developments using these basic systems are transparent controlled release coatings for anti-fogging systems [41], anti-corrosive systems for metal protection [42], and nanocomposite optical bulk materials [43],... 

Nowadays nanocomposites are used in a broad variety of technical and scientific fields since they possess useful mechanical and chemical properties. Nanocomposite systems can be derived from different materials. Among these, clays are widely applied because their layered structure with high active surface area and cation exchange capacity has advantages for nanocomposite production. A possible way to improve and accelerate the incorporation of polymers (surfactants) into clay layers is the application of high-intensity ultrasonic treatment on to the suspension of a clay mineral in the presence of polymer (surfactants) molecules. Sonication promotes a drastic decrease of the incorporation time increasing the interlamellar space of clay minerals. 

H. Cox, et aL Nanocomposite Systems for Automotive Applications, in Presented at 4th Woild Congress in Nanocomposites, EMC, San Francisco, 1—3 Septembtr 2004... 

Biodegradable polymers can be mainly classified as agro-polymers (starch, protein, etc.) and biodegradable polyesters (polyhydroxyalkanoates, poly(lactic acid), etc.). These latter, also called biopolyesters, can be synthesized from fossil resources but main productions can be obtained from renewable resources (Bordes et al. 2009). However for certain applications, biopolyesters cannot be fully competitive with conventional thermoplastics since some of their properties are too weak. Therefore, to extend their applications, these biopolymers have been formulated and associated with nano-sized fillers, which could bring a large range of improved properties (stiffness, permeability, crystallinity, thermal stability). The resulting nano-biocomposites have been the subject of many recent publications. Bordes etal. (2009) analyzed this novel class of materials based on clays, which are nowadays the main nanoflllers used in nanocomposite systems. 

Ding, W D Jahani, D Chang, E Alemdar, A Park, C B Sain, M, Composites Part A, in press, 2015. Agboola, O Sadiku, E R Mokrani, T, Carbon Containing Nanostructured Polymer Blends. Design and Applications of Nanostructured Polymer Blends and Nanocomposite Systems, Elsevier, 2016, pp. 187-213. 

Agboola, O Sadiku, E R Mokrani, T, Carbon Containing Nanostmctnred Polymer Blends. Design and Applications of Nanostmctnred Polymer Blends and Nanocomposite Systems, Elsevier, 2016,... 

Thomas Sabu, Shanks Robert, and Chandrasekharakurup Sarathchandran. Design and applications of nanostructured polymer blends and nanocomposite systems. Amsterdam Elsevier, 2015. 

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