[nanoPost] Porous, nanocrystalline materials

Company Germany

• Novel porous materials with nanometre particle size
• Tailored surface modifications and functionalisation
• Ready-to-use dispersions, suspensions and coating formulations
• Encapsulation and triggered-release technology

The company has developed synthesis routes to a range of novel, nanocrystalline, porous, aluminosilicate and silicate materials with defined 1-D or 3-D pore structures (NanoZeolites).

These materials exhibit particle sizes on a nanometre scale and are available with a range of pore sizes (from 3Å to 100Å), chemical compositions, Si:Al ratios and surface modifications.

In powder form, these additives can be employed as moisture-adsorbing components in coating formulations and polymeric packaging materials. Their surface chemistry can be tuned to allow dispersion into a range of matrices (from hydrophilic to hydrophobic).

These materials serve as a platform for functionalized “ready-to-use” products, as well as composites which are tailor-made to customer specifications.

The company's portfolio of nanocrystalline materials all share the same fundamental properties:

very small particle size
highly porous
dispersible in water
non toxic
 

They form a highly flexible materials platform from which, through structural modification and surface functionalisation, further tailor-made products can be realized.

Their properties and compositional flexibility make The company's materials suitable for a wide range of industrial applications.

Their porosity, large surface area and surface chemistry make them ideal

catalyst supports
water adsorbers (desiccants)
filters
 

Furthermore, with their small size and functionalized surfaces they are well suited for

thin-film coatings on foils (polymer, aluminium), ceramic or glass
packaging material additives (foil extrusion; injection moulding)
 

As encapsulating hosts for dyes and other functional molecules, they increase the stability of the individual compound whilst enhancing their compatibility with hydrophilic and hydrophobic matrices, so broadening their range of application.