Thomas J. Pinnavaia

PUBLICATIONS:

1996

T. Lan, P.D. Kaviratna, and T.J. Pinnavaia, "Epoxy Self Polymerization in Smectite Clay," Journal of Phys. Chem. Solids, in press, 1996.

1995

T.J. Pinnavaia, T. Lan, Z. Wang, H.Z. Shi, and P.D. Kaviratna, "Clay-Reinforced Epoxy anocomposites: Synthesis, Properties and Mechanism of Formation," ACS Symposium Series, "Molecularly Designed Nanostructured Materials and Composites," in press, 1995.

T.J. Pinnavaia, T. Lan, P.D. Kaviratna, Z. Wang, and H.Z. Shi, "Clay-Reinforced Epoxy Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Properties and Mechanism of Formation," Polymer Materials. Science Engineering, 73, 117, 1995.

T. Lan, Z. Wang, H.Z. Shi, and T.J. Pinnavaia, "Clay-Epoxy Nanocomposites: Relationships Between Reinforcement Properties and the Extent of Clay Layer Exfoliation," Polymer Materials Science Engineering, 73, 296, 1995.

T. Lan, P.D. Kaviratna, and T.J. Pinnavaia, "On the Mechanism of Clay Tactoid Exfoliation in Epoxy-Clay Nanocomposites," Chem. Materials, 7, 2144, 1995.

1994

T. Lan, P.D. Kaviratna, and T.J. Pinnavaia, "Synthesis, Chacterization, and C02 Permeability of Polyimide-Clay Composites," ACS Polymer Preprints, 35, 823, 1994.

T. Lan, P.D. Kaviratna, and T.J. Pinnavaia, "On the Nature of Polyimide-Clay Composites," Chem. Materials, 6, 573, 1994.

P.D. Kavirathna, T. Lan., and T.J. Pinnavaia, "Synthesis and Characterization of Polyether-CIay anocomposites," Proceedings of NOB CChE 1994, 21,275, 1994.

M. Wang and T.J. Pinnavaia, "Clay-Polymer Nanocomposites Formed from Acidic Derivatives of Montmorillonite and an Epoxy Resin," Chem. Materials, 6, 468, 1994.

T. Lan, P.D. Kavirathna, and T.J. Pinnavaia, "Synthesis, Characterization and Mechanical Properties of Epoxy- Clay Nanocomposites," Polymer Materials Science Engineering, , 71, 527, 1994.

T.J. Pinnavaia, T. Lan, and M.S. Wang, "Clay-Polymer Nanocomposites: Polyimide and Polyether Systems," Materials Research Society Proceedings, 346, 81, 1994.