Dispersion Technique of Inorganic Nanoparticles without Hydrophobic Modification on Their Surfaces into Polymer

Dispersion of Inorganic Nanoparticles in Polymeric Matrices

Hydrophobic and Metallophobic Surfaces: Highly Stable Non-wetting Inorganic Surfaces Based on Lanthanum Phosphate Nanorods

Metal oxides, in general, are known to exhibit significant wettability towards water molecules because of the high feasibility of synergetic hydrogen-bonding interactions possible at the solid-water interface. Here we show that the nano sized phosphates of rare earth materials (Rare Earth Phosphates, REPs), LaPO4 in particular, exhibit without any chemical modification, unique combination of in...

Thermoplastic Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Inorganic Fullerene-like Nanoparticles and Inorganic Nanotubes

Using inorganic fullerene-like (IF) nanoparticles and inorganic nanotubes (INT) in organic-inorganic hybrid composite, materials provide the potential for improving thermal, mechanical, and tribological properties of conventional composites. The processing of such high-performance hybrid thermoplastic polymer nanocomposites is achieved via melt-blending without the aid of any modifier or compat...

Hydrophobic modification for nanoscale cross-linked polymer microspheres

The properties of nanoparticles, however, are not only dependent on their size and shape, but also are determined by surface modification. As a novel in-depth profile control agent, nanoscale water-soluble cross-linked polyacrylamide microsphere has better compatibility, sealing and oil property. To improve the salt tolerances and shearing resistance, hydrophobic monomer is introduced to invers...

Surface modification, functionalization and bioconjugation of colloidal inorganic nanoparticles.

Inorganic colloidal nanoparticles are very small, nanoscale objects with inorganic cores that are dispersed in a solvent. Depending on the material they consist of, nanoparticles can possess a number of different properties such as high electron density and strong optical absorption (e.g. metal particles, in particular Au), photoluminescence in the form of fluorescence (semiconductor quantum do...