Polymer nanocomposites research

Gilman JW, Bourbigot S, Shields JR et al. (2003) High throughput methods for polymer nanocomposites research extrusion, NMR characterization and flammability property screening. J Mat Sci 38 4451... 

Thomas S, Zaikov GE. Polymer Nanocomposites Research Advances. NY, USA Nova Science Publishers 2008. 

The pol5mier nanocomposite field has been studied heavily in the past decade. However, polymier nanocomposite technology has been around for quite some time in the form of latex paints, carbon-black filled tires, and other pol5mier systems filled with nanoscale particles. However, the nanoscale interface nature of these materials was not truly understood and elucidated until recently [2 7]. Today, there are excellent works that cover the entire field of polymer nanocomposite research, including applications, with a wide range of nanofillers such as layered silicates (clays), carbon nanotubes/nanofibers, colloidal oxides, double-layered hydroxides, quantum dots, nanocrystalline metals, and so on. The majority of the research conducted to date has been with organically treated, layered silicates or organoclays. 

R 131 J.W. Gilman, S. Bourbigot, J.R. Shields, M. Nyden, T. Kashiwagi, R.D. Davis, D,L. Vander Hart, W. Demory, C.A. Wilkie, A.B. Morgan, J. Harris and R.E. Lyon, High Throughput Methods for Polymer Nanocomposites Research Extrusion, NMR Characterization and Flammability Property Screening , p. 1459... 

Thomas, S., Zaikov, G. E. (2008). Polymer Nanocomposites Research Advances, U. S. A., Nova Science Publishers, New york. 

Due to the excellent redox properties and high conductivity of the conducting polymer nanocomposites, researchers have been extensively investigating them as electrode materials for batteries and supercapacitors [29,30]. Further, the soft porous conductive polymer matrix can efficiently buffer the severe volume changes of active electrode material during the ion intercalation and extraction process, hence improving cyclability of the electrode material and also acts as a conductive binder, decreasing the contact resistance between particles of active material [31]. In this section... 

Q. Zeng, A. Yu, G. Lu, and D. Paul, Clay-based polymer nanocomposites Research and commercial development. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 5 (2005), 1574-92. 

Kalogeras, I. M. (2008), Contributions of dielectric analysis in the study of nanoscale properties and phenomena in polymers, in Chapter 10 Progress in Polymer Nanocomposite Research, Thomas, S. and Zaikov, G., eds.. Nova Science. 

Clay minerals and polymers can be used to prepare polymer nanocomposites, having interesting physical properties and, in some instances, commercial applications. Even if the vast majority of people involved in clay mineral-polymer nanocomposite research rightfully believe in the future of these new materials, few products reached industrial application. Mass production of polymer nanocomposites depends on consistent and reasonable preparation and processing techniques. The existing literature is packed of new nanocomposite materials. However, in order to use these materials in commercial applications, a number of issues must be resolved. There must be healthy methods to prepare exfoliated nanocomposites with required mechanical properties in large scale and at a cheaper rate. 

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