Polymer nanocomposites consist of highly purified inorganic material with at least one dimension in the nanometer scale and with an organic surface treatment to help their dispersion into a polymer matrix. The interest for the production of such materials has been growing because they exhibit greatly improved properties, even with a small addition of nanoclays. This work deals with the epoxy-clay nanocomposites. The state of dispersion and the fracture behavior of the system are studied. Core-shell rubber (CSR) particles are used to improve the toughness of such a system and found to be effective.
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