Patent ID: 8288466

Claim:
A composite comprising a polymer and a plurality of surface-modified hexagonal boron nitride particles dispersed therewithin, said surface modified hexagonal boron nitride (SMhBN) particle comprising a hexagonal boron nitride particle having a surface and a substituted phenyl radical bonded to the surface, said substituted phenyl radical being represented by the structure: wherein X is a radical selected from NH 2 â€”, HOâ€”, R 2 OC(O)â€”, R 2 C(O)Oâ€”, HSO 3 â€”, NH 2 COâ€”, halogens, alkyl and substituted or unsubstituted aryl; wherein R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl or alkoxy, and R 2 is hydrogen, alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted aryl.