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behavior of montmorillonite in nylon-6/nanoclay nanocomposite. Macromolecules 36
(8):2587–2590
54. Wu H-D, Tseng C-R, Chang F-C (2001) Chain conformation and crystallization behavior of
the syndiotactic polystyrene nanocomposites studied using fourier transform infrared analysis. Macromolecules 34(9):2992–2999
55. Do Nascimento GM, Constantino VRL, Temperini MLA (2002) Spectroscopic characterization of a new type of conducting polymer–clay nanocomposite. Macromolecules 35
(20):7535–7537
56. Cui L, Tarte NH, Woo SI (2008) Synthesis and properties of poly(methyl methacrylate)/clay
nanocomposites prepared via in situ polymerization with Ni(acac) 2 catalyst. J Appl Polym Sci
110(2):784–790
57. Bafna A, Beaucage G, Mirabella F, Mehta S (2003) 3D Hierarchical orientation in
polymer–clay nanocomposite films. Polymer 44(4):1103–1115
58. Bhattacharya SN, Kamal MR, Gupta RK (2008) Polymeric nanocomposites: theory and
practice. Carl Hanser, Munich
59. Ciardelli F, Coiai S, Passaglia E, Pucci A, Ruggeri G (2008) Nanocomposites based on
polyolefins and functional thermoplastic materials. Polym Int 57(6):805–836
60. Dubois P, Alexandre M, Je ´ro ˆme R (2003) Polymerization-filled composites and
nanocomposites by coordination catalysis. Macromol Symp 194(1):13–26
61. Carrado KA (2000) Synthetic organo- and polymer–clays: preparation, characterization, and
materials applications. Appl Clay Sci 17(1–2):1–23
62. Usuki A, Kojima Y, Kawasumi M, Okada A, Fukushima Y, Kurauchi T, Kamigaito O (1993)
Synthesis of nylon 6-clay hybrid. J Mater Res 8(05):1179–1184
63. Di J, Sogah DY (2006) Exfoliated block copolymer/silicate nanocomposites by one-pot,
one-step in-situ living polymerization from silicate-anchored multifunctional initiator.
Macromolecules 39(15):5052–5057
64. Kubies D, Pantoustier N, Dubois P, Rulmont A, Jerome R (2002) Controlled ring-opening
polymerization of ε-caprolactone in the presence of layered silicates and formation of
nanocomposites. Macromolecules 35(9):3318–3320
65. Lepoittevin B, Pantoustier N, Devalckenaere M, Alexandre M, Kubies D, Calberg C,
Jerome R, Dubois P (2002) Poly(ε-caprolactone)/clay nanocomposites by in-situ intercalative
polymerization catalyzed by dibutyltin dimethoxide. Macromolecules 35(22):8385–8390
66. Viville P, Lazzaroni R, Pollet E, Alexandre M, Dubois P (2004) Controlled polymer grafting
on single clay nanoplatelets. J Am Chem Soc 126(29):9007–9012
67. Yoonessi M, Toghiani H, Daulton TL, Lin J-S, Pittman CU (2005) Clay delamination in clay/
poly(dicyclopentadiene) nanocomposites quantified by small angle neutron scattering and
high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Macromolecules 38(3):818–831
68. Yoonessi M, Toghiani H, Kingery WL, Pittman CU (2004) Preparation, characterization, and
properties of exfoliated/delaminated organically modified clay/dicyclopentadiene resin
nanocomposites. Macromolecules 37(7):2511–2518
69. Yoonessi M, Toghiani H, Pittman CU (2006) Orientation of montmorillonite clay in
dicyclopentadiene/organically modified clay dispersions and nanocomposites. J Appl
Polym Sci 102(3):2743–2751
70. Di J, Sogah DY (2006) Intergallery living polymerization using silicate-anchored
photoiniferter. A versatile preparatory method for exfoliated silicate nanocomposites.
Macromolecules 39(3):1020–1028
71. Konn C, Morel F, Beyou E, Chaumont P, Bourgeat-Lami E (2007) Nitroxide-mediated
polymerization of styrene initiated from the surface of laponite clay platelets.
Macromolecules 40(21):7464–7472
72. Li C-P, Huang C-M, Hsieh M-T, Wei K-H (2005) Properties of covalently bonded layeredsilicate/polystyrene nanocomposites synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization.
J Polym Sci A Polym Chem 43(3):534–542
336
N.H. Tarte et al.