Nanosize metal oxide particles for producing transparent metal oxide colloids and ceramers
First Claim
1. A ceramer article comprising inorganic particles dispersed in an organic matrix, said inorganic particles comprising:
- (a) titanium based oxide particles having a dispersing aid attached thereto and having a degree of crystallinity of greater than 55 percent;
(b) a crystallite diameter greater than about 4 nanometers and less than about 20 nanometers; and
(c) an absorptivity of less than about 3.00 as a colloid.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to metal oxide particles capable of being highly dispersed in organic materials to form transparent colloids and ceramers. The metal oxide particles of the present invention have surfaces attached to a dispersing aid and a degree of crystallinity of greater than 55 percent. The crystallite diameter of the metal oxide particles is greater than about 4 nanometers and less than about 20 nanometers. The present invention also relates to the colloids and ceramers prepared using these metal oxide particles and the methods associated with the preparation of the particles, colloids, and ceramers.
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21 Claims
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1. A ceramer article comprising inorganic particles dispersed in an organic matrix, said inorganic particles comprising:
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(a) titanium based oxide particles having a dispersing aid attached thereto and having a degree of crystallinity of greater than 55 percent;
(b) a crystallite diameter greater than about 4 nanometers and less than about 20 nanometers; and
(c) an absorptivity of less than about 3.00 as a colloid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A coated article comprising a substrate with a surface attached to at least one layer of a coating wherein the substrate, the coating, or both, comprise a ceramer including inorganic particles dispersed in an organic matrix, said organic particles comprising:
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(a) titanium based oxide particles having a dispersing aid attached thereto and having a degree of crystallinity of greater than 55 percent;
(b) a crystallite diameter greater than about 4 nanometers and less than about 20 nanometers; and
(c) an absorptivity of less than about 3.00 as a colloid. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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