Abstract
A method of manufacturing a nanocomposite material, comprising providing a fibre fabric; impregnating the fibre fabric with a solution containing nano-silica particles; drying the impregnated fabric leaving discrete nano-silica particles substantially evenly distributed on the surface of the fibres throughout the fabric structure so as to reinforce the fibres; and infiltrating the nano-silica reinforced fibre fabric with a polymeric thermoset resin material. Carbon nanotubes may be grown on the nano-silica reinforced fibre fabric prior to infiltrating with the resin. Also, a nanocomposite material so formed.
| Original language | English |
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| Patent number | WO2013011256 |
| IPC | C08J5/04,C08J5/06,C08J5/24 |
| Priority date | 15/07/11 |
| Publication status | Published - 24 Jan 2013 |