Polymeric membrane technology is a constantly developing field in both the research and
industrial sector, with many applications considered nowadays as mature such as …

Polymer/clay nanocomposites have been under an extensive investigation for about 15
years. Traditional methods to modify the clay are usually limited to small organic cations …

Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites takes a comprehensive look at polymer
nanocomposites for flame retardancy applications and includes nanocomposite …

Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) has generated interest for use in electrical energy storage,
mostly due to its high dielectric constant compared to other polymers. There still exist …

Hydrogels, based on polysaccharides have found a number of applications as drug delivery
carriers. In this work, hydrogels of full characterized sodium alginate (Mn 87,400 g/mol) and …

The crystallization behavior of poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) was studied in the presence of an
inorganic filler surface (sodium montmorillonite) with DSC, as well as isothermal cross …

Nanocomposites of poly (vinyl chloride) have been prepared using both hectorite-and
bentonite-based organically-modified clays. The organic modification used is tallow …

Molecular composites comprising poly (p-sulfophenylene terephthalamide)(sPPTA), a
sulfonated polyaramid rigid-rod polyelectrolyte, and flexible-chain poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) …

Non-isothermal crystallization experiments were performed on poly (vinyl alcohol) mixed
with single-walled carbon nanotubes. Non-isothermal crystallization experiments showed …

The structure− property relationship of polymer/layered silicate nanocomposites was
investigated in this study. Polymer nanocomposites based on completely amorphous poly …