Soft polymer nanocomposites and gels
K. Haraguchi, Kawamura Institute of Chemical Research, Japan
Abstract:
This chapter describes polymer nanocomposites with organic/inorganic network structures: nanocomposite (NC) gels and soft, polymer nanocomposites (M-NCs). NC gels and M-NCs are synthesized by in situ free-radical polymerization in aqueous systems and in the presence of exfoliated clay nanoplatelets. We describe the optical, mechanical, and swelling/deswelling properties, and the characteristics of optical anisotropy, polymer/clay morphology, biocompatibility, stimulus-sensitive surfaces, micro-patterning, etc. M-NCs have improvements in optical and mechanical properties, including ultra-high reversible extensibility and well-defined ...
Get Advances in Polymer Nanocomposites now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
