An intercalated clay comprising a clay intercalated with a block copolymer wherein said block copolymer comprises a hydrophilic block capable of intercalating said clay. An additional embodiment is an article comprising a matrix polymer and clay wherein said clay is intercalated with a block copolymer, wherein said block copolymer comprises a hydrophilic block capable of intercalating said clay and a matrix compatible block compatible with said matrix polymer.
Smectite clay intercalated with polyether block polyamide copolymer
申请人:EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
公开号:EP1312582A2
公开(公告)日:2003-05-21
The present invention describes an intercalated clay intercalated with a polyether block polyamide copolymer. An article is included comprising a matrix polymer and an intercalated clay comprising clay intercalated with polyether block polyamide copolymer. The present invention also includes an article comprising polyether block polyamide copolymer and intercalated clay.
Article comprising highly branched polymers and splay layered materials
申请人:EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
公开号:EP1344794A1
公开(公告)日:2003-09-17
The present invention relates to a splayed layered material comprising a layered material splayed with a highly branched polymer. Additional embodiments include a splayed layered material comprising a matrix polymer and layered material wherein said layered material is splayed with a highly branched polymer, an article comprising the splayed layered material in a matrix, and an exfoliated material.
Layered inorganic particles as extruder purge materials
申请人:EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
公开号:EP1367117A1
公开(公告)日:2003-12-03
The present invention relates to a method and material for purging comprising adding a purge material of thermoplastic polymer and layered inorganic particles into polymer melt processing equipment containing residual contaminant, and passing the purge material through the processing equipment so that the residual contaminant intercalates the layered inorganic particle, thereby removing the residual contaminant from the processing equipment.
Material, article and method of preparing materials containing oriented anisotropic particles
申请人:EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
公开号:EP1389628A1
公开(公告)日:2004-02-18
The present invention relates to a method for preparing oriented anisotropic particles comprising the steps of providing at least one anisotropic particle, dispersing the one anisotropic particle(s) in a medium, and freeze drying the dispersion of anisotropic particle(s) and the medium. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to an oriented anisotropic material comprising at least one anisotropic particle dispersed in a medium and thereafter freeze dried. Another embodiment relates to an article comprising an oriented anisotropic material and at least one matrix, wherein the oriented anisotropic material comprises a freeze dried anisotropic material.