title: Next generation polymer nanocomposites.
abstract: Developments in nanocomposite technology are giving designers a much broader set of combinations of materials and properties to use. This will lead to medical devices with mechanical properties and enhanced integration of different functions. Some of the possibilities are described here.
authors.affiliation: Innovative Materials, TNO Science and Industry, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. ralf.heijkants@tno.nl
authors.forename: R G J C
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Heijkants
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Batenburg
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011108:Polymers