====== Paper: Enhancing polyimide's water barrier properties through addition of functionalized graphene oxide ======

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**Putting atomically thin graphene nano-sheets into plastics can make paints and coatings much better.** In a study carried out in a collaboration with Prof. David Kranbuehl (William & Mary chemistry) we found that concentrations of as little as 0.01%–0.1% of this additive can make coatings 5–10 times better at stopping water vapor. Stopping water is very important to protect materials from corroding, and therefore this approach is expected to have a significant impact in improving paint systems. Other potential applications are in food packaging and hydrogen storage. 

The paper has been published in the journal //Polymer// (2015 impact factor 3.6). 
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S. Hocker, N. Hudson-Smith, H. C. Schniepp, D. E. Kranbuehl \\
"Enhancing polyimide's water barrier properties through addition of functionalized graphene oxide" \\
//Polymer// **93**, 23-29 (2016).
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|**DOI:**
|[[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2016.04.008|10.1016/j.polymer.2016.04.008]]
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