A reinforced networked polymer/clay alloy composite is produced by contacting a monomer/clay mixture with a reinforcing agent. The monomer/clay mixture comprises a monomer, a cross-linking agent and clay particles. An initiator means is used to initiate polymerization of the monomer/clay mixture, while the cross-linking agent concurrently acts to network oligomeric and polymeric species formed during polymerization to produce a networked polymer/clay alloy in the presence of the reinforcing agent. The networked polymer/clay alloy is intimately integrated with the reinforcing agent such that, on exposure to water, the networked polymer/clay alloy swells with substantially no clay separating from the composite.

Усиленная networked смесь сплава polymer/clay произведена путем контактировать смесь monomer/clay с усиливая веществом. Смесь monomer/clay состоит из мономера, вещества cross-linking и частиц глины. Инициатор намеревается использован для проведения полимерности смеси monomer/clay, пока вещество cross-linking одновременно действует к сети олигомерной и полимерному виду сформированному во время полимерности для того чтобы произвести networked сплав polymer/clay in the presence of усиливая вещество. Networked сплав polymer/clay плотно интегрирован с усиливая веществом такие что, on exposure to вода, networked сплав polymer/clay опухает при substantially no глина отделяя от смеси.