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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2007
David Carroll, Central, SC (US);
John Ballato, Clemson, SC (US);
Stephen Foulger, Clemson, SC (US);
Richard Czerw, Clemson, SC (US);
Dennis Smith, Seneca, SC (US);
Hiren Shah, Clemson, SC (US);
Earl Wagener, Clemson, SC (US);
David Carroll, Central, SC (US);
John Ballato, Clemson, SC (US);
Stephen Foulger, Clemson, SC (US);
Richard Czerw, Clemson, SC (US);
Dennis Smith, Seneca, SC (US);
Hiren Shah, Clemson, SC (US);
Earl Wagener, Clemson, SC (US);
Clemson University Research Foundation, Clemson, SC (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides compositions prepared by combining nanomaterials with a halide-containing polymer, thereby forming a combined polymer matrix having dispersed nanomaterials within the matrix. The nanomaterials may be carbon-based nanotubes, in some applications. A halide-containing monomer is combined with nanotubes, and then polymerized in some compositions. In other applications, a halide-containing polymer is solution processed with nanotubes to form useful compositions in the invention. Also disclosed are probes for near field detection of radiation.