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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786567303321

Titolo

Advances in polymer nanocomposites [[electronic resource] ] : types and applications / / edited by Fengge Gao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : Woodhead Pub., 2012

ISBN

1-62870-367-9

0-85709-624-9

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (670 p.)

Collana

Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering

Altri autori (Persone)

GaoFengge

Disciplina

612.384

Soggetti

Polymeric composites

Nanostructured materials

Polymeric composite industry

Nanotechnology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Types of polymer nanocomposites according to fillers -- pt. 2. Types of polymer nanocomposites according -- pt. 3. Applications of polymer nanocomposites.

Sommario/riassunto

The addition of nanoparticles to polymer composites has led to a new generation of composite materials with enhanced and novel properties. Advances in polymer nanocomposites reviews the main types of polymer nanocomposites and their applications.Part one reviews types of polymer nanocomposites according to fillers. Processing of carbon nanotube-based nanocomposites, layered double hydroxides (LDHs) and cellulose nanoparticles as functional fillers and reinforcement are discussed, alongside calcium carbonate and metal-polymer nanocomposites. Part two focuses on types of polymer nanocomp