Polymer-clay nanocomposites / edited by T. J. Pinnavaia and G. W. Beall

Includes bibliographical references and index

=505 00 Contents Contributors Series Preface Preface 1 Layered Silicate-Polymer Intercalation Compounds / Y. Komori, K. Kuroda 2 Electroactive Polymers Intercalated in Clays and Related Solids / E. Ruiz-Hitzky, P. Aranda 3 Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites Derived from Polymer-Silicate Gels [and others] / K. A. Carrado, L. Xu, S. Seifert 4 Polymerization of Organic Monomers and Biomolecules on Hectorite / M. P. Eastman, T. L. Porter 5 Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites / M. Kato, A. Usuki 6 In Situ Polymerization Route to Nylon 6-Clay Nanocomposites [and others] / K. Yasue, S. Katahira, M. Yoshikawa 7 Epoxy-Clay Nanocomposites / Z. Wang, J. Massam, T. J. Pinnavaia 8 Polypropylene-Clay Nanocomposites / A. Oya 9 Polyethylene Terephthalate-Clay Nanocomposites / T.-Y. Tsai 10 Polymer-Layered Silicate Nanocomposites with Conventional Flame Retardants / J. W. Gilman, T. Kashiwagi 11 Nanocomposite Technology for Enhancing the Gas Barrier of Polyethylene Terephthalate / J. C. Matayabas, Jr., S. R. Turner 12 Structural Characterization of Polymer-Layered Silicate Nanocomposites / R. A. Vaia 13 New Conceptual Model for Interpreting Nanocomposite Behavior / G. W. Beall 14 Modeling the Phase Behavior of Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites [and others] / A. Balazs, V. V. Ginzburg, Y. Lyztskaya 15 Rheological Properties of Polymer-Layered Silicate Nanocomposites / R. Krishnamoorti, A. S. Silva Index