Nanodiamond-Polymer Composites

Novel chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol thin membrane adsorbents modified with detonation nanodiamonds: Preparation, characterization, and adsorption performance

Conventional fillers used in rubber matrices include carbon black (CB), silica, and clay. However, the new demands on reinforced rubbers, especially the need to significantly enhance the overall performance while reducing the amount of filler, is currently expected to be met only through intelligent use of nano-sized fillers. Among carbon-based nanomaterials, such as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene and nanodiamonds (NDs), nanodiamonds are a good candidate due to their nano-scale size, stable diamond core, highly reactive outer shell, biocompatibility, and potential for chemical functionalization. Here we review the state of the art and current research on nanodiamonds produced by laser ablation and detonation techniques with a special focus on their application in elastomers. The current understanding about structure and synthesis of nanodiamonds indicates some possible methods for their functionalization and dispersion in soft rubber matrix. We also discuss the effect of nanodiamonds on the various properties of elastomeric materials.

Hard nanodiamonds in soft rubbers: Past, present and future - A review

Studies of materials consisting of carbon nanotubes or containing them have been analyzed and generalized. Classification of these materials is proposed, their general features and main types are considered, and individual examples are presented. The bibliography includes 372 references.

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1070/RC2013v082n01ABEH004227/pdf

Carbon nanotubes in new materials

Uptake of lead by Na-exchanged and Al-pillared bentonite in the presence of organic acids with different functional groups

Current challenges in the development of various polymer nanocomposites and in the study of their properties are considered. Results of studying hybrid structural (polymer–layered silicates, polymer–nanodiamonds) and functional (based on conducting or liquid-crystalline polymers) nanomaterials are presented. Methods of modification of nanoparticles and their dispersion in a polymer matrix, and the role of interactions between a polymer matrix and fillers, as well as of nanoparticle morphology realized in the course of processing, are discussed. The bibliography includes 453 references.

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1070/RC2013v082n04ABEH004322/pdf

Valerii G Kulichikhin

Papers

New approaches to the development of hybrid nanocomposites: from structural materials to high-tech applications