Mostly, for the nanocomposites fabricated for optical applications (such as UV- or IR- filtering, high refractive index materials, optoelectronics, color generation or photoluminescence), transparency is a key parameter. Nanocomposites are materials that incorporate nanosized particles into a matrix of standard material. Graphene is perhaps the best-known example. The authors describe the range of traditional and emerging polymer nanocomposites from nanoparticle and polymer composites to novel nanostructure based polymer nanocomposites. Polymer-clay nanocomposites are formed through the union of two very different materials with organic and mineral pedigrees. Polymer nanocomposites (polymers reinforced with nanoparticles), are of great interest due to their remarkable mechanical, thermal, chemical properties as well as optical, electronic, and magnetic applications Potential applications include automobile body parts, high-barrier … Polymer nanocomposites offer significant potential in the development of advanced materials for numerous applications. Understanding the processing–structure–properties relationship is crucial for the development of advanced materials. That is, NPNL carries out nanofiller synthesis and then develop and shape nanofiller/polymer nanocomposites using various polymer processing techniques to achieve the … Why are people interested in polymer nanocomposites? Ajayan et al. note that with polymer nanocomposites, properties related to local chemistry, degree of thermoset cure, polymer chain mobility, polymer chain conformation, degree of polymer chain ordering or crystallinity can all vary significantly and continuously from the interface with the reinforcement into the bulk of the matrix. Polymer nanocomposites having a high filler content: synthesis, structures, properties, and applications Christian Harito , * abc Dmitry V. Bavykin , a Brian Yuliarto , * … Metal Matrix Nanocomposites (MMNC) and Polymer Matrix Nanocomposites (PMNC). The hybrid compositions, however, exhibit large increases in tensile strength, modulus, and heat distortion temperature as compared with the pristine polymer. The Section Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites of Polymers aims to rapidly publish high quality contributions on fundamental and applied science of polymer composite materials. Polymer layered silicate (PLS) nanocomposites have attracted great interest due to their improved properties compared with the pure polymer and conventional micro and macrocomposites. 27. A number of materials have been found to exhibit exceptional and/or unique properties – e.g. Transparency is also valued for polymer nanocomposites with barrier properties, for example in food packaging applications. In spite Nanomaterials and Polymer Nanocomposites Laboratory (NPNL) covers the whole diamond of Synthesis-Processing-Structure-Property toward the development of multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites. Journal of Materials Science 47 , 2665 – 2674 . Fabrication of transparent polymer-matrix nanocomposites with enhanced mechanical properties from chemically modified ZrO 2 nanoparticles. These novel materials benefit from the synergy between filler particles and polymer chains that are on similar length scales and the large quantity of interfacial area relative to the volume of the material. strength, stiffness, electrical and/or thermal conductivity – when present in their nano form. The first book to extensively cover nanoparticles, this addresses some of the key issues in nanocomposites. The result of the addition of nanoparticles is a drastic improvement in properties that can include mechanical strength, toughness and electrical or thermal conductivity. Nanocomposite systems, including those reinforced with CNTs, have been extensively studied since the 1990s and, accordingly, there has been a steady and continuous increase in the number of publica-tions on the subject, including reviews from time to time2,12-35.