Polymer-Titania Nanocomposites

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Lu Guotao, Huang Ying, Yan Yehai, Zhao Tong, and Yu Yunzhao. 4,4 -Bismaleimidodiphenyl methane modified novolak resin/titania nanocomposites Preparation and properties. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 102 no. 1 (2006a) 52-57. 

Nayak S, Rahaman M, Pandey AK, Setua DK, Chaki TK, Khastgir D (2013) Development of poly(dimethylsiloxane)-titania nanocomposites with controlled dielectric properties effect of heat treatment of titania on electrical propoties. J AppI Polym Sci 127(1) 784... 

Associating CB nanoparticles with titania in appropriate ratios [123], an enhanced photochemical stability, along with excellent mechanical properties, was reached due to combined effects of the nanofillers, despite other previous smdies that reported on the fast rate of photochemical degradation of PE-titania nanocomposites (17), faster than in pure polymer. 

Liaw W-C, Char K-P (2007) Preparation and characterizatipoly(imide siloxane) (PIS)/ titania(Ti02) hybrid nanocomposites by sol-gel processes. Fur Polym J 43(6) 2265-2278... 

The preparation of nanocomposite aerogels made out of zero-valent metal or alloy nanoparticles in an insulating aerogel matrix has attracted a great deal of effort in view of the preparation of materials for catalysis, biomedicine, optoelectronics, and sensors. As it is the case for aU sol-gel nanocomposites, silica is by far the most investigated matrix for supporting metal/alloy nanoparticles, although alumina, titania, chromia, and polymer supports have also been proposed. 

D. Zhang, and L. Qi, Synthesis of mesoporous titania networks consisting of anatase nanowires by templating of bacterial cellulose membranes. Chem. Commun. 21,2735-2737 (2005). D. Mullera, C. R. Rambo, L. M. Portoc, W. H. Schreiner, and G. M. O. Barra, Structure and properties of polypyrrole/bacterial cellulose nanocomposites. Carbohydr. Polym. 94, 655-662, (2013). 

The term polymer nanocomposite (PNC) has evolved, since the first reports in the early 1990s to refer to a multicomponent system, where the major constituent is a polymer or blend thereof and the minor constituent exhibits a length scale below 100nm [1-3], The minor constituent is usually an inorganic filler, called nanofiller, nanoload, or, improperly, nanoparticle. The most commonly used are layered silicates (clays), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and metals and various metal oxides (silica, titania, zirconia, zinc oxide, etc.). 

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