The University of Texas System

Kaneka Corporation

Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Formosa Plastics Corporation

Kaneka Texas Corporation

Blue Cube IP LLC

Hung-Jue Sue

Michael J Mullins

Nobuo Miyatake

Riichi Nishimura

Dazhi Sun

Maurice J Marks

Michael S Paquette

Richard F Fibiger

Bernd Hoevel

Peng Li

Masahiro Miyamoto

Katsumi Yamaguchi

Anteneh Z Worku

Joey W Storer

Raymond J Thibault

Luyi Sun

Kwang-Ming Chen

Shinsuke Akao

Chao-Shun Chang

Kun-Pei Hsieh

Xing Cheng

Wen-Hao Kang

Hong-Mao Wu

Frank Y Gong

Jae Woong Boo

Sinan Feng

Huifeng Li

Chien-Chia Chu

Jen-Long Wu

Xi Zhang

Woong Jae Boo

William Neil Everett

Minhao Wong

Yuntao Li

Ssu-Ping Huang

Cong Liu

Joseph Baker

Mingzhen Zhao

Chia-Ying Tsai

Ludovic Valette

Tomoyuki Aoyama

Perrin Shaoping Ren

Compositions comprising a poly(aryl ether ketone) (PAEK) having a carbon-based nanomaterial dispersed therein, wherein the composition includes at least 1 weight percent carbon-based nanomaterial based on the total weight of the composition, products that include the compositions, and methods for making the compositions and products.

Poly(aryl ether ketone) compositions containing carbon-based nanomaterials

The present disclosure provides a copper nanowire composition. The copper nanowire composition includes copper nanowire having associated ligands with the structure HNRR, where Ris hydrogen, alkyl group, or arylalkyl group, Ris alkyl group or arylalkyl group, wherein the associated ligand has an amount of 100 wt % to 10000 wt % versus a weight of the copper nanowire.

Copper nanowires and their use in plastics to improve thermal and electrical conductivity

Exfoliated nanoplatelets functionalized with a non-polar moiety, such as an ethylene or propylene derived polymer, are useful for forming composites, films, and polymer blends.

Functionalized exfoliated nanoclay and non-polar polymer nanocomposite compositions

A coating composition and coating products made therefrom, containing modified inorganic nanoplatelets that form mesomorphic structure in a resin phase. The coating products exhibit low permeation/penetration properties, and can be used as anti-corrosion or barrier coatings.

Coating compositions and coating products made therefrom

A method of manufacturing a nanocomposite having a continuous organic phase and oligomer-modified nanoplatelet mesomorphic structures, wherein the oligomer has a molecular weight of at least 100 g/mol.

Surface-modified, exfoliated nanoplatelets as mesomorphic structures in solutions and polymeric matrices

A method for dispersing nanotubes, comprising forming a nanocomposite solution with associated nanotubes and nanoplatelets, mixing a surfactant to the nanocomposite solution, separating the nanocomposite in solution, wherein the nanotubes remain suspended in the surfactant solution, and isolating the nanotubes in solution. In certain instances, the method further comprises functionalizing the nanotubes in solution.

Dispersion and retrieval of de-bundled nanotubes

A two step method for preparing a filler composition, the filler composition useful to prepare a nanocomposite polymer and an epoxy nanocomposite coating. First, disperse a water dispersible filler material in a liquid comprising water, but without any added intercalation agent, to form a dispersion. Second, replace at least a portion of the water of the liquid with an organic solvent so that the water concentration of the liquid is less than six percent by weight to form the filler composition, the average size of at least one dimension of the filler material being less than two hundred nanometers upon examination by transmission electron microscopy of a representative freeze dried sample of the dispersion of the first step. A nanocomposite polymer can be prepared by mixing the filler composition with one or more polymer, polymer component, monomer or prepolymer to produce a polymer containing the filler composition.

Intercalation agent free compositions useful to make nanocomposite polymers

Nanocomposites and method of making same are provided using nanoplatelets. A nanocomposite is provided, and the nanocomposite includes nanoparticles, inorganic platelets, and a polymer material. A method is provided for dispersing nanoparticles into a polymeric material by using inorganic nanoplatelets.

Polymer nanocomposites including dispersed nanoparticles and inorganic nanoplatelets

A dispersible nanocomposite comprising nanotubes associated with nanoplatelets. A method for creating an exfoliated nanotubes solution, aligning nanotubes and depositing them on a substrate or in matrix. In one embodiment, the method includes a nanocomposite of at least one nanotube electrostatically associated with at least one nanoplatelet. The nanoplatelets may be removed from the suspension by altering the ionic strength to create an exfoliated nanotube solution. The exfoliated nanotube solution for injection into microchannel templates and aligned deposition.

Dispersion, alignment and deposition of nanotubes

A method for preparing a filler composition useful for preparing a nanocomposite polymer is provided. The method includes a first step of dispersing a water dispersible filler material in a liquid comprising water to form a dispersion and a second step of replacing at least a portion of the water of the liquid with an organic solvent. The resulting filler composition features a water concentration of the liquid of less than six percent by weight, and the average size of at least one dimension of the filler material is less than two hundred nanometers upon examination by transmission electron microscopy of a representative freeze dried sample of the dispersion of the first step. A nanocomposite polymer, particularly and epoxy resin composition, can be prepared by mixing the above-made filler composition with one or more polymer, polymer component, monomer or prepolymer.

A method of forming dispersed water-soluble quantum dots and tuning water-soluble quantum dot aggregate size by providing a plurality of water-soluble quantum dots in a dispersion, the plurality of water-soluble quantum dots are modified with an amphiphilic polymer, and by adding an amount of the amphiphilic polymer to the dispersion such that the ratio of the amphiphilic polymer units to quantum dots is maintained higher to obtain dispersions of smaller quantum dot aggregates and kept lower to obtain dispersions of larger quantum dot aggregates.

Water-soluble nanoparticles with controlled aggregate sizes

The present invention is directed to novel sol-gel methods in which metal oxide precursor and an alcohol-based solution are mixed to form a reaction mixture that is then allowed to react to produce nanosized metal oxide particles. The methods of the present invention are more suitable for preparing nanosized metal oxide than are previously-described sol-gel methods. The present invention can provide for nanosized metal oxide particles more efficiently than the previously-described sol-gel methods by permitting higher concentrations of metal oxide precursor to be employed in the reaction mixture. The foregoing is provided by careful control of the pH conditions during synthesis and by ensuring that the pH is maintained at a value of about 7 or higher.

Process for preparing nano-sized metal oxide particles

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College Station, TX, United States of America

Hung-Jue Sue