Reinforced Polymer Foams, Articles And Coatings Prepared Therefrom and Methods of Making the Same

摘要

A cellular foamed article is provided, including a polymeric foam material and a micro- or nano-sized reinforcement material embedded in the foam material. Also, methods of making a reinforced cellular foamed articles are provided, including preparing a dispersion comprising a reinforcement material and a polymer precursor; processing the reinforcement material so that it has a volume average length ranging from about average cross sectional diameter of from about 1 to about 500 nm and a volume average length of from about 10 nm to about 10 μm; reacting the polymer precursor to form a foamable polymer; and foaming the foamable polymer.

主权项

1. A cellular foamed article, comprising:
a polymeric foam material comprising cellular walls; and a functionalized micro- or nano-sized reinforcement fiber material fully embedded in and constrained within the cellular walls of the polymeric foam material.