Are nanocomposites clear?
There is not a simple yes or no answer to this question. The particle size of montmorillonite is less than the wavelength of visible light, so they can be clear. Our experience making an injected molded part or a sheet from an opaque nanocomposite pellets, is the finished article will be opaque or hazy. Thin films we have made, even from an opaque pellet, are clear. Montmorillonite is an effective nucleating agent and the resulting nature of the crystalline polymer in the film may enable more clarity to the film.
