Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Volume 22, Issue 24, Pages 11887-11892Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c2jm31570j
Keywords
-
Funding
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [19205031]
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, Sports, and Technology of Japan
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The unique one dimensional structure and the positively charged external surface are the driving forces for imogolite clay nanotubes emerging as one of the most promising nano building blocks for various hybrid materials. This paper reviews the utility of imogolite in organic-inorganic nanohybrids, including polymer-imogolite nanocomposites and imogolite based hybrid hydrogels. Several effective approaches for dispersing imogolite down to smallsized bundles or even individual nanotubes in polymer matrices, including both hydrophobic and hydrophilic polymers, are introduced. The application of imogolite for the direct gel formation of biomolecules is also introduced.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available