Polymers and Inorganics: A Happy Marriage?

Challenges in the Preparation of Optical Polymer Composites With Nanosized Pigment Particles: A Review on Recent Efforts

“…In the light of these considerations, it is advantageous to develop synthetic procedures under which one is able to create conditions for athermal nucleation of the desired particles followed by a short growth period in which the desired size can be obtained without inference from ripening features as to create a narrow size distribution 54. Finally a capping reaction needs to be applied which suppresses further growth of the particles, and at the same time modifies the particle surface in a manner to define its surface energy and, thereby the wetting behavior with regard to organic solvents and/or polymers.…”

Synthesis and Properties of Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Synthetic F‐montmorillonite Nanocomposites

“…However, many studies have illuminated the difficulties of achieving nanometric dispersion of silicates in polymers, especially for layered silicates. 13,14 These difficulties arise apparently from weak intermolecular interactions between the silicate and the polymer, relative to the strong interactions between silicate layers. Consequently, great efforts have been made to use the functional polymer oligomers as compatibilizers, modified with either maleic anhydride (MA) or hydroxyl groups (OH).…”

Poly(zinc dimethacrylate) as a precursor in the low-temperature formation of ZnO nanoparticles

“…The polymers do not only prevent the agglomeration of the inorganic nanoparticles in the given solvent, but also control the particle growth by adsorbing selectively through functional groups on the surface of the ZnO crystals [6]. As an example, Brown et al [1] reported on the formation of ZnO nanoparticles from Et 2 Zn in the presence of polystyrene-block-poly(2-vinylpiridine) micelles, whereas Muñoz-Espí et al [2] co-precipitated ZnO of different morphologies from Zn(NO 3 ) 2 Á6H 2 O by using surface-modified latex particles.…”