Development of nylon-zinc oxide hybrid powders by mechanochemical methods and their functions

Abstract

We developed new hybrid powders which consist of nylon-12 powder as a core material and zinc oxide as a wall material by mechanochemical methods. In the hybrid process, aggregates of zinc oxides were crushed by collision with nylon-12 powders and then the nylon-12 powders were covered and fixed tightly with the crushed zinc oxides. We found that the hybrid powders had stronger UV defensive ability than zinc oxides alone and they had superior covering power and stability.