<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgh3xs5fnfm" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />A 2-D ceramic nanostructure was successfully processed out of nanolamellar 312 MAX phase ternary carbide and titanium silicon carbide <italic>via</italic> a simple shear-induced delamination method and was incorporated in an epoxy matrix, so as to improve the bulk properties of the polymer.</p> </abstract>