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UV-cured, flexible, and transparent nanocomposite coating with remarkable oxygen barrier
Michael W Möller1, Daniel A Kunz, Thomas Lunkenbein
1Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie I, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
Abstract:
A polymer-layered silicate nanocomposite coating is prepared by combining a novel synthetic lithium-hectorite and an UV-curable, cationic polyurethane. Oxygen transmission measurements clearly indicate the supremacy of the lithium-hectorite as compared to a standard montmorillonite. In addition, a very high degree of optical transparency of the nanocomposite coating is achieved, rendering this material highly interesting for flexible packaging and encapsulation applications.

