MICROSTRUCTURED COMPOSITES FOR IMPROVED TIRE CHARACTERISTICS

摘要

Methods of forming rubber-based composites and tire components that can incorporate the rubber-based composites are described. The methods can be utilized to form composites in which one or more formation materials incorporated in the composite can have a structure on the microscopic level. The materials that form the composite can be provided in the microstructured composite in a layered arrangement with one another, and can include at least about 20 layers, and the composite can include a large average number of layers, generally more than 20, per millimeter of composite thickness.