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Waterborne Dispersions of a Polymer‐Encapsulated Inorganic Particle Nanocomposite by Phase‐Inversion Emulsification
Author(s) -
Yang Zhenzhong,
Qiu Dong,
Li Jun
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3927(20020501)23:8<479::aid-marc479>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - nanocomposite , materials science , curing (chemistry) , nanoparticle , phase inversion , polymer , epoxy , particle size , polymer nanocomposite , chemical engineering , composite material , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , chemistry , membrane , engineering , biochemistry
Abstract Inorganic silica nanoparticles were encapsulated with an epoxy resin to give waterborne nanocomposite dispersions, using the phase‐inversion emulsification technique. Sub‐micron‐sized waterborne particles with narrow size distribution were prepared such. Microscopy results indicate that all the silica nanoparticles are encapsulated within the composites and uniformly dispersed therein. Curing of the nanocomposite dispersions proceeded in a controlled manner.