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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Boyd Barbee, Kingsport, TN (US);
John Walker Gilmer, Kingsport, TN (US);
James Christopher Matayabas, Jr., Chandler, AZ (US);
Tie Lan, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Vasiliki Psihogios, Palatine, IL (US);
Assignee:
University of South Carolina Research Foundation, Columbia, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/34 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a polymer-clay nanocomposite comprising (i) a melt-processible matrix polymer, and incorporated therein (ii) a mixture of at least two layered clay materials. The invention also relates to articles produced from a nanocomposite and a process for preparing a nanocomposite.