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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tsung-Yen Tsai, Shuang-Shi, TW;
Chih Lan Hwang, Hsinchu, TW;
Ren-Jye Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Chien-Shiun Liao, Hsinchu, TW;
Mao-Song Lee, Hsinchu, JP;
Assignee:
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/34 ;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a modified clay mineral comprising a layered clay mineral intercalated with a catalyst that can catalyze a polymerization reaction. Also disclosed herein are a polymer/clay nanocomposite and a method for its manufacture, the polymer/clay nanocomposite comprising a polymer matrix and a layered clay mineral uniformly dispersed in the polymer matrix, the layered clay mineral being intercalated with a catalyst that catalyzes the polymerization of the polymer matrix.