Review on the processing and properties of polymer nanocomposites and nanocoatings and their applications in the packaging, automotive and solar energy fields

Nanomaterials

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Müller, Kerstin ^a   Bugnicourt, Elodie ^b   Latorre, Marcos ^c   Jorda, Maria ^c   Sanz, Yolanda Echegoyen ^d,e   Lagaron, José M ^d   Miesbauer, Oliver ^a   Bianchin, Alvise ^f   Hankin, Steve ^g   Bölz, Uwe ^h   Pérez, Germán ⁱ   Jesdinszki, Marius ^a   Lindner, Martina ^a   Scheuerer, Zuzana ^a   Castelló, Sara ^j   Schmid, Markus ^a,k  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PROCESS ENGINEERING AND PACKAGING IVV   (Germany)

^b Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia   (Spain)

^c ITENE (Packaging Transport and Logistics Research Institute)   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^f MBN Nanomaterialia   (Italy)

^g INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^h HPX Polymers GmbH   (Germany)

ⁱ CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^j Calle Algepser   (Spain)

^k TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Barrier improvement; Electrospraying; Light weight materials; Nanocomposite; Nanodeposit; Self cleaning surfaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017184621     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20794991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nano7040074     Document Type: Review

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