Patent ID: 7973102

Claim:
A resin composition comprising a biodegradable resin and an organically modified layered silicate, the organically modified layered silicate comprising a layered silicate and a substituted silyl group, the substituted silyl group bonding to the layered silicate and comprising a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group, and the layered silicate being selected from the group consisting of kanemite, makatite, magadiite, and kenyaite, wherein the substituted silyl group further comprises a substituent and the substituent directly bonds to a silicon atom of the substituted silyl group, wherein the number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group is 3 or greater and 18 or less, and wherein the substituent is selected from the group consisting of an epoxyethyl group, an epoxyethyloxy group, a 1-phenylvinyl group, a 4-vinylphenyl group, and an isocyanate group.