Next generation polymer nanocomposites: developments in nanocomposite technology are giving...

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Nanocomposites have been known to the world for many years and investigated for some time. The fastest growing area of research is in nanocomposite organic--inorganic materials, for example, polymers such as polypropylene and nylon(s) in combination with minerals such as montmorillonites and hydrotalcites. In literature, the term nanocomposire is generally used for polymers with submicrometer dispersions. In nanocomposites, submicrometer size particles of inorganic materials are homogeneously dispersed as separate particles in a polymer matrix (Figure 1). T