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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Nikhil N. Bhiwankar, Charlton, MA (US);
Robert A. Weiss, Storrs, CT (US);
Inventors:
Nikhil N. Bhiwankar, Charlton, MA (US);
Robert A. Weiss, Storrs, CT (US);
Assignee:
University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Polymer-clay nanocomposites and methods of making the same are provided. In an embodiment, a polymer-clay nanocomposite comprises a non-metal salt of an ionomer and a nanostructured layered clay. An example of the ionomer is a tetra-octyl ammonium salt of sulfonated polystyrene, and an example of the clay is sodium-montmorillonite.