Polymer Matrix Composites With Nano-Scale Reinforcements

Organization:University of Hawaii, Hawaii, US
I.P. Brief:We have achieved significant improvements in strength, strain-to-failure, and fracture toughness of brittle epoxy and polyester resins by effectively dispersing nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) in a high temperature epoxy and/or a polyester resin at very low concentrations using a novel mixing technique.
Keywords:Nanoresins, Nanocomposites, Epoxy, Polyester, Nanoparticles, Carbon-nanotubes.
Primary Industry:Materials
Specific Market:Polymer and Polymer Matrix Composites.

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HIGHLIGHTS

Corporate Presentations:

  • Air Products
  • BASF
  • Eastman Kodak Company
  • Genzyme
  • Goodrich
  • Hewlett-Packard
  • Honda
  • Medtronic
  • Merck
  • Sanyo

Reserved Presentations:

  • ExxonMobil
  • IBM

Partnering Events:
(full access included)

Platinum Sponsor
University of Hawaii

Press Sponsor
Business Wire

Commercialization Partner
BusinessWeek

Sponsors
Invest Australia AzTE Technology Enterprises

Media Sponsors
(joint with Nanotech 2007) Nature
Science
Red Herring

Supporting Organizations
BirchBob
CONNECT
Boston University
Midwest Research University Network
OCTANe
AeA
LES-SVC

 

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