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epoxy composites filled with functionalized nanosilica particles obtained via sol–gel process.
Polymer 42(3):879–887
22. Yu YY, Chen CY, Chen WC (2002) Synthesis and characterization of organic–inorganic hybrid
thin films from poly(acrylic) and monodispersed colloidal silica. Polymer 44(3):593–601
23. Yu YY, Chen WC (2003) Transparent organic–inorganic hybrid thin films prepared from
acrylic polymer and aqueous monodispersed colloidal silica. Mater Chem Phys 82(2):388–395
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26. Chen Y, Zhou S, Yang H, Gu G, Wu L (2004) Preparation and characterization of
nanocomposite polyurethane. J Colloid Interface Sci 279(2):370–378
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28. Zou H, Wu S, Shen J (2008) Polymer/silica nanocomposites: preparation, characterization,
properties, and applications. Chem Rev 108(9):3893–3957
29. Pal M, Garcı J (2007) Size-controlled synthesis of spherical TiO 2 nanoparticles: morphology,
crystallization, and phase transition. J Phys Chem C 111:96–102
30. Campet G, Han SD, Duguet E, Portier J (1994) TiO 2 -polymer nano-composites by sol–gel. J
Sol-gel Sci Technol 2:121–125
31. Mahshid S, Ghamsari MS, Askari M, Afshar N, Lahuti S (2006) Synthesis of TiO 2
nanoparticles by hydrolysis and peptization of titanium isopropoxide solution. J Mater Process
Technol 9:65–68
32. Funda S, Meltem A, S ¸ adiye S ¸ , Sema E, Murat E, Hikmet S (2007) Hydrothermal synthesis,
characterization and photocatalytic activity of nanosized TiO 2 , based catalysts for rhodamine
B degradation. Turk J Chem 31:211–221
33. Kim TK, Lee MN, Lee SH, Park YC, Jung CK, Boo JH (2005) Development of surface coating
technology of TiO 2 powder and improvement of photocatalytic activity by surface modification. Thin Solid Films 475:71–177
34. Ahmad A, Awan GH, Aziz S (2007) Synthesis and application of TiO 2 nanoparticles. In:
Pakistan engineering congress, 70th annual session proceedings, vol 676, pp 404–412
35. Nussbaumer J, Caseri WR, Smith P, Tervoort T (2003) Polymer-TiO 2 nanocomposites: a route
towards visually transparent broadband UV filters and high refractive index materials.
Macromol Mater Eng 288(1):44–49
36. Pandey JK, Reddy KR, Kumar AP, Singh RP (2005) An overview on the degradability of
polymer nanocomposites. Polym Degrad Stab 898:234–250
37. Chaudhari S, Shaikh T, Pandey P (2013) A review on polymer TiO 2 nanocomposites. Int J Eng
Res Appl 3(5):1386–1391
38. Arantes TM, Lea ˜o KV, Tavares MIB, Ferreira AG, Longo E, Camargo ER (2009) NMR study
of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and TiO 2 nanocomposites. Polym Test 28(5):490–494
39. Evonik Industries (2011) Inorganic materials for catalyst innovation. Industry Information
2242
40. Cuppoletti J (2011) Nanocomposites and polymers with analytical methods. INTECH Open
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82
M. Strankowski