Method of improving abrasion resistance of plastic article using nanoparticles and article produced thereby
US7855241B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31507
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention includes embodiments that relate to a method of improving the abrasion resistance of a plastic article. The method comprises: (a) providing a composition comprising at least one e-beam active nanoparticle compound and at least one thermoplastic polymeric material; (b) forming an article from the composition of step (a); and (c) exposing the article formed in step (b) to an electron beam source. The invention also includes embodiments that relate to an article comprising an abrasion resistant surface.
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