Nanocomposites: synthesis, structure, properties and new application opportunities

By P. Camargo, K. Satyanarayana, F. Wypych. 2009

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Nanocomposites, a high performance material exhibit unusual property combinations and unique design possibilities. With an estimated annual growth rate of about 25% and fastest demand to be in engineering plastics and elastomers, their potential is so striking that they are useful in several areas ranging from packaging to biomedical applications. In this unified overview the three types of matrix nanocomposites are presented underlining the need for these materials, their processing methods and some recent results on structure, properties and potential applications, perspectives including need for such materials in future space mission and other interesting applications together with market and safety aspects. Possible uses of natural materials such as clay based minerals, chrysotile and lignocellulosic fibers are highlighted. Being environmentally friendly, applications of nanocomposites offer new technology and business opportunities for several sectors of the aerospace, automotive, electronics and biotechnology industries.

Subfields: Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics

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In Polymers and Plastics

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Citations in the corpus

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• A systematic review on silver nanoparticles-induced cytotoxicity: Physicochemical properties and perspectives (2017, neutral): “They have been reported to be the ‘‘material of the 21st century” because of their unique designs and property combinations compared with conventional materials [1].”
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