Smart Polymer Nanocomposites. Design, Synthesis, Functionalization, Properties, and Applications. Micro and Nano Technologies

Table of Contents

Part I. Basic Principles 1. Introduction to Polymeric Nanomaterials. 2. Morphology of Polymer Nanoparticles 3. Natural Polymers. An Introduction 4. Inorganic Polymeric Nanoparticles 5. Characterization of Polymeric Nanoparticles

Part II. Synthetic Method of Polymeric Nanoparticles 6. Emulsion and Mini-emulsion Polymerization 7. Co-polymerization 8. Step Growth Polymerization 9. Control/living Polymerization 10. Precipitation Polymerization 11. Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization 12. Radical Addition Fragmentation Transfer Polymerization 13. Complex Coordination Polymerization 14. Emulsifier-free Polymerization 15. Polymer Initiator and Surface Active

Part III. Tailoring of Various Polymeric Nanocomposites 16. Polymer Nanocomposites. An Overview 17. Silica-based Polymer Nanocomposites 18. Clay-based Polymer Nancomposites 19. Iron Oxide/Polymer Magnetic Composite Nanoparticles 20. Graphene based polymer nanocomposites 21. pH-responsive Functionalized Polymeric Nanoparticles 22. Thermo-responsive Functionalized Polymeric Nanocomposites 23. Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxane-based Polymer Nanocomposites

Part IV. Applications of Polymer and Polymer-composite Nanoparticles 24. High-temperature Applications of Polymer Nanocomposites 25. Polymer Nanocomposites in Bone Tissue Regeneration 26. Polymer Nanocomposites for Biomedical Application 27. Polymer Nanocomposites for Wastewater Treatment 28. Polymer Nanocomposites for Dielectric and Energy Storage Applications 29. Optically Active Polymer Nanocomposites for Supercapaitor Applications. 30. Polymer Nanocomposites for Food-packaging Applications 31. Polymer Nanocomposites for Sensing Applications 32. Polymer Nanocomposites for Drug Delivery Applications

Authors

Nisar Ali Associate Professor, Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, A'Sharqiyah University, Oman. Nisar Ali is an Associate Professor in the Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, College of Applied and Health Sciences, A'Sharqiyah University, Oman. His research interest includes polymer/biopolymer hybrids and assembly materials, magnetic composite nanostructures, surface functionalization, wettability, and wastewater remediation. Muhammad Bilal Associate Professor, Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland. Muhammad Bilal is working as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. Previously, he served as an assistant/associate Professor at Poznan University of Technology, Poland, and the School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China. He earned his Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, specializing in bioengineering and applied biotechnology. His main research activities are oriented to Environmental biotechnology, nanotechnology, enzyme engineering, immobilization, chemical modifications, and industrial applications of microbial enzymes, liquid, and solid waste management. He has authored over 700 peer-reviewed articles, 150 book chapters, 25 edited books. Dr. Bilal is the associate editor of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering and Frontiers in Environmental Science (Frontiers), and an editorial board member for several journals. He was listed as a highly cited researcher (Clarivate) in 2021 and holds several "highly cited papers" in WOS. Adnan Khan Professor, Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. Adnan Khan earned his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the Institute of Chemistry University of Campinas, Sao Paulo-Brazil (UNICAMP) in 2011. His main areas of interest includes adsorption, catalysis, biopolymers, and molecularly imprinted polymers. He is currently wroks as an Associate Professor at the Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar. Dr. Adnan has more than 75 publications to his name in international peer-reviewed journals, including co-editor of books, author book chapters, review papers, and conference papers that are either published or in progress. Ram K. Gupta Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kansas Polymer Research Center, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, USA. Ram K. Gupta is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Pittsburg State University, USA. His research interests include green energy production and storage using conducting polymers, 2D materials, nanostructured materials and composites, polymers from renewable resources for industrial applications, polymer recycling for sustainable future, bio-compatible nanofibers and thin films for tissue regeneration, scaffolds, bio-degradable metallic implants, and antibacterial applications. Tuan Anh Nguyen Senior Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. Tuan Anh Nguyen is Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam. He received B.S. in Physics from Hanoi University in 1992, and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Paris Diderot University (France) in 2003. He was Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University (South Korea, 2004) and University of Wollongong (Australia, 2005). He then worked as Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Scientist in the Montana State University (USA), 2006-2009. In 2012, he was appointed as the Head of the Microanalysis Department at Institute for Tropical Technology. His research activities include smart sensors, smart networks, smart hospitals, smart cities and digital twins. He edited over 70 Elsevier, 12 CRC Press, 1 Springer, 1 RSC and 2 IGI Global books. He is Editor-In-Chief of "Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience".