fewer than 50 single sheet layers in an embodiment fewer than 20 single sheet layers in another embodiment fewer than 10 single sheet layers and in another embodiment fewer than 5 single sheet layers a nanodiamond is a diamond particle having an average particle size of less than 1 u03bcm nanodiamonds are from a naturally occurring source such as a by product of milling or other processing of natural diamonds or are synthetic prepared by any suitable commercial method nanodiamonds are used as received or are sorted and cleaned by various methods to remove contaminants and non diamond carbon phases present such as residues of amorphous carbon or graphite polysilsesquioxanes also referred to as polyorganosilsesquioxanes or polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes poss derivatives are polyorganosilicon oxide compounds of general formula rsio 1 5 where r is an organic group such as methyl having defined closed or open cage structures closo or nido structures polysilsesquioxanes including poss structures may be prepared by acid and or base catalyzed condensation of functionalized silicon containing monomers such as tetraalkoxysilanes including tetramethoxysilane and tetraethoxysilane alkyltrialkoxysilanes such as methyltrimethoxysilane and methyltrimethoxysilane nanoclays are hydrated or anhydrous silicate minerals with a layered structure and include for example alumino silicate clays such as kaolins including hallyosite smectites including montmorillonite illite and the like exemplary nanoclays include those marketed under the tradename cloisite u00ae marketed by southern clay additives inc nanoclays are exfoliated to separate individual sheets or.