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nanostructures by direct intercalation of polymer melts in layered silicates. Chem Mater 5
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applications. Mater Sci Eng C 23:763–772
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Prog Polym Sci 33(12):1119–1198
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applications. Appl Organometal Chem 12(10–11):675–680
13. Lan T, Pinnavaia TJ (1994) Clay-reinforced epoxy nanocomposites. Chem Mater 6
(12):2216–2219
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(ε-caprolactone)-layered silicate nanocomposites. J Polym Sci A Polym Chem 33
(7):1047–1057
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montmorillonite nanocomposites. Adv Polym Sci 155:167–221
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nanocomposites. Macromolecules 34(26):9189–9192
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silicate nanocomposites. Macromolecules 34(2):337–339
18. Gilman JW (1999) Flammability and thermal stability studies of polymer layered-silicate
(clay) nanocomposites. Appl Clay Sci 15(1–2):31–49
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nanocomposites. Polypropylene and polystyrene nanocomposites. Chem Mater 12
(7):1866–1873
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nanocomposite: a novel biodegradable material. Nano Lett 2(10):1093–1096
21. Vaia RA, Vasudevan S, Krawiec W, Scanlon LG, Giannelis EP (1995) New polymer
electrolyte nanocomposites: melt intercalation of poly(ethylene oxide) in mica-type silicates.
Adv Mater 7(2):154–156
22. Wu J, Lerner MM (1993) Structural, thermal, and electrical characterization of layered
nanocomposites derived from sodium-montmorillonite and polyethers. Chem Mater 5
(6):835–838
23. Mehrotra V, Giannelis EP (1991) Metal-insulator molecular multilayers of electroactive
polymers: intercalation of polyaniline in mica-type layered silicates. Solid State Commun
77(2):155–158
24. Hutchison JC, Bissessur R, Shriver DF (1996) Conductivity anisotropy of polyphosphazene/
montmorillonite composite electrolytes. Chem Mater 8(8):1597–1599
25. Ogawa M, Ishikawa A (1998) Controlled microstructures of amphiphilic cationic
azobenzene-montmorillonite intercalation compounds. J Mater Chem 8(2):463–467
26. Ogawa M, Takahashi M, Kato C, Kuroda K (1994) Oriented microporous film of tetramethylammonium pillared saponite. J Mater Chem 4(4):519–523
27. Pinnavaia TJ (1983) Intercalated clay catalysts. Science 220(4595):365–371
28. Lagaly G, Ogawa M, De ´ka ´ny I (2006) Clay mineral organic interactions. In: Bergaya F,
Theng BKG, Lagaly G (eds) Handbook of clay science. Developments in clay science, vol 1.
Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 309–377
29. Ruiz-Hitzky E, Van Meerbeek A (2006) Clay mineral- and organoclay-polymer
nanocomposite. In: Bergaya F, Theng BKG, Lagaly G (eds) Handbook of clay science.
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334
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nanostructures by direct intercalation of polymer melts in layered silicates. Chem Mater 5
(12):1694–1696
8. Komarneni S (1992) Feature article. Nanocomposites. J Mater Chem 2(12):1219–1230
9. Alexandre M, Dubois P (2000) Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites: preparation,
properties and uses of a new class of materials. Mater Sci Eng R Reports 28:1–63
10. Fischer H (2003) Polymer nanocomposites: from fundamental research to specific
applications. Mater Sci Eng C 23:763–772
11. Pavlidou S, Papaspyrides CD (2008) A review on polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites.
Prog Polym Sci 33(12):1119–1198
12. Giannelis EP (1998) Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites: synthesis, properties and
applications. Appl Organometal Chem 12(10–11):675–680
13. Lan T, Pinnavaia TJ (1994) Clay-reinforced epoxy nanocomposites. Chem Mater 6
(12):2216–2219
14. Messersmith PB, Giannelis EP (1995) Synthesis and barrier properties of poly
(ε-caprolactone)-layered silicate nanocomposites. J Polym Sci A Polym Chem 33
(7):1047–1057
15. Biswas M, Ray SS (2001) Recent progress in synthesis and evaluation of polymer–
montmorillonite nanocomposites. Adv Polym Sci 155:167–221
16. Bharadwaj RK (2001) Modeling the barrier properties of polymer-layered silicate
nanocomposites. Macromolecules 34(26):9189–9192
17. Xu R, Manias E, Snyder AJ, Runt J (2000) New biomedical poly(urethane urea)/layered
silicate nanocomposites. Macromolecules 34(2):337–339
18. Gilman JW (1999) Flammability and thermal stability studies of polymer layered-silicate
(clay) nanocomposites. Appl Clay Sci 15(1–2):31–49
19. Gilman JW, Jackson CL, Morgan AB, Harris R, Manias E, Giannelis EP, Wuthenow M,
Hilton D, Phillips SH (2000) Flammability properties of polymer-layered-silicate
nanocomposites. Polypropylene and polystyrene nanocomposites. Chem Mater 12
(7):1866–1873
20. Sinha Ray S, Yamada K, Okamoto M, Ueda K (2002) Polylactide-layered silicate
nanocomposite: a novel biodegradable material. Nano Lett 2(10):1093–1096
21. Vaia RA, Vasudevan S, Krawiec W, Scanlon LG, Giannelis EP (1995) New polymer
electrolyte nanocomposites: melt intercalation of poly(ethylene oxide) in mica-type silicates.
Adv Mater 7(2):154–156
22. Wu J, Lerner MM (1993) Structural, thermal, and electrical characterization of layered
nanocomposites derived from sodium-montmorillonite and polyethers. Chem Mater 5
(6):835–838
23. Mehrotra V, Giannelis EP (1991) Metal-insulator molecular multilayers of electroactive
polymers: intercalation of polyaniline in mica-type layered silicates. Solid State Commun
77(2):155–158
24. Hutchison JC, Bissessur R, Shriver DF (1996) Conductivity anisotropy of polyphosphazene/
montmorillonite composite electrolytes. Chem Mater 8(8):1597–1599
25. Ogawa M, Ishikawa A (1998) Controlled microstructures of amphiphilic cationic
azobenzene-montmorillonite intercalation compounds. J Mater Chem 8(2):463–467
26. Ogawa M, Takahashi M, Kato C, Kuroda K (1994) Oriented microporous film of tetramethylammonium pillared saponite. J Mater Chem 4(4):519–523
27. Pinnavaia TJ (1983) Intercalated clay catalysts. Science 220(4595):365–371
28. Lagaly G, Ogawa M, De ´ka ´ny I (2006) Clay mineral organic interactions. In: Bergaya F,
Theng BKG, Lagaly G (eds) Handbook of clay science. Developments in clay science, vol 1.
Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 309–377
29. Ruiz-Hitzky E, Van Meerbeek A (2006) Clay mineral- and organoclay-polymer
nanocomposite. In: Bergaya F, Theng BKG, Lagaly G (eds) Handbook of clay science.
Developments in clay science, vol 1. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 583–621
334
N.H. Tarte et al.