Platy nanoclays

Hollow tubes extracted from the silica/alumina clay halloysite exist naturally as particles roughly 500 nm long, and they do not have the exfoliation issues of platy nanoclays. Thus, these nanofillers do not require the same specialized equipment and processing that nanoclays require for proper dispersal. As fillers, nanotubes provide high properties because of their very high aspect ratios. 

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