A review is given of the academic and industrial aspects of the preparation, characterization,
materials properties, crystallization behavior, melt rheology, and processing of …

Recently, polymer nanocomposites reinforced with lower volume fraction of nanoceramics
and carbon nanotubes have attracted steadily growing interest due to their peculiar and …

An overview of the progress in polymer nanocomposites is presented in this paper with an
emphasis on the different methods used for preparing polymer‐layered silicate (PLS) …

Nanoscience encompasses all scientific phenomena that transpire in dimensions spanning
the range of multiple atom clusters, molecular aggregates, supermolecular structures …

12.1 N anotechnology Derived Foods: Knowns and Unknowns as the preceding chapters
have highlighted, the materials and applications derived from nanotechnology have not only …

The effect of organoclay platelets on morphologies of three blend compositions (80/20,
20/80, and 99.5/0.5 w/w) of nylon-6 (N6) and poly (ethylene-ran-propylene) rubber (EPR) …

Polypropylene/fumed silica nanocomposites were prepared via melt mixing using a twin-
screw co-rotating extruder. To improve the dispersion degree of the nanoparticles, maleic …

The thermooxidative and thermal stability of polypropylene nanocomposite with fully
exfoliated MMT was studied by simultaneous measurements by DSC and TGA methods in a …

An experimental polypropylene (PP) nanocomposite, containing approximately 4 wt% of an
organophilic montmorillonite clay, was prepared and characterized, and its properties were …

This paper investigates the effect of nanoclay and crosslinking systems on the cure
characteristics, mechanical properties, abrasion resistance, compression set and swelling …