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Clay Nanohybrid Materials

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Polymer-clay hybrids;Polymer-clay nanocomposites

Definition

The polymer-based composite materials in which silicate layers of clay minerals are dispersed at nano level.

Introduction

In 1985, nylon 6 clay hybrid (NCH) was created by polymerizing caprolactam in the interlayer spacing of montmorillonite, a clay mineral. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) and scanning electron micrograph (SEM) [1] observations (Fig.1) revealed that each silicate molecule of thickness of 1 nm was homogeneously dispersed in nylon 6 matrix. NCH is the first polymer nanocomposites where nylon 6 and clay silicates are dispersed on a molecular level. NCH containing only small amount of clay shows excellent properties when compared to pristine nylon 6 in terms of strength, modulus, heat resistance, gas barrier property, dimension stability, and appearance. Nylon 6 has been successfully reinforced by using conventional filler such as glass fiber or other inorganic materials. The size of those fillers...

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  1. Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., Yokomichi 41-1, 480-1192, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

    Mitsuru Nakano & Arimitsu Usuki

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  1. Kyoto Institute of Technology R & D Center for Bio-Based Materials, Kyoto, Japan

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  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz, Germany

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Nakano, M., Usuki, A. (2014). Clay Nanohybrid Materials. In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36199-9_223-1

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