title: Silica-clay nanocomposites.
abstract: A new class of porous nanocomposite materials have been prepared by reaction of alkoxysilanes with alkylammonium-exchanged phyllosilicates (clay minerals), using a sol-gel procedure which produces the complete delamination of these layered solids.
authors.affiliation: Istituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049-Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Sadok
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Letaief
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Hitzky
mesh_terms: D005782:Gels; D008422:Materials Testing; D036103:Nanotechnology; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D012822:Silicon Dioxide