| abstract |
Melt-blended filled thermoplastic resin compositions include a thermoplastic matrix resin, a filler material and a thermoplastic additive resin. The compositions of the invention include discreet continuous phases of matrix resin (A) and additive resin (C), with the filler material (B) being present substantially entirely within the the additive resin phase (i.e. substantially absent from the matrix resin phase). The components A, B and C are selected so that their respective surface tensions allow the additive resin to form a complex three-dimensional network structure within the matrix resin when melt-blended, and such that substantially all of the filler material is homogeneously dispersed throughout the three-dimensional network structure. |