Two commercial clays, Cloisite 30B and Nanomer 1.30P functionalized with polar and
nonpolar surfactants were chosen for this purpose and PDMS membranes were prepared in the absence/
or presence of varying amounts of different clays. Structural, mechanical and thermal characterization
was done using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), tensile testing system and thermogravimetric
analyzer.