Patent ID: 7820761

Claim:
A composite material comprising: (a) a metallized nanostructured chemical selected from the group consisting of polyhedral oligomeric metallosesquioxanes and polyhedral oligomeric metallosilicates; and (b) a polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylics, carbonates, epoxies, esters, silicones, polyolefins, polyethers, polyesters, polycarbonates, polyamides, polyeurethanes, polyimides, styrenics, amides, nitriles, olefins, aromatic oxides, aromatic sulfides, esters, and iono=ers or rubbery polymers derived from hydrocarbons and silicones, wherein the metallized nanostructured chemical is compounded into the polymer by reactive or non-reactive blending, and the metallized nanostructured chemical acts as a catalyst to promote cure of the material.