Nanopartide exfoliation

In conclusion, exfoliated sheets of Mg-phyllo(organo)silicates containing pendant amino groups have been used to stabilize Au, Ag, Pd and Pt nanopartides. The nanoparticle-decorated day sheets can be easily dispersed in water. These metal nanopartides... 

Nanopartides, which have at least one length scale on the order of nanometers, can come in a variety of shapes (e.g., spherical, platdet, or rod-like). A surge of interest in nanocomposites came when Toyota reported the first synthesis of exfoliated nylon-6-day nanocomposite materials that exhibited enhanced mechanical properties over traditional composites. Since then, a wide range of inorganic indusions have been incorporated into polymer materials, resulting in a plethora of material properties. ... 

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