Recent advances in polymer nanocomposites / edited by S. Thomas, G.E. Zaikov and S.V. Valsaraj

Includes bibliographical references

Contents 1 Preparation, Structure-Property Relationship, and Applications of Layered Silicate Rubber Latex Nanocomposites / Siby Varghese, Sabu Thomas 2 Polymer-Graphite Nanocomposites / Sie Chin Tjong 3 Polyaniline Nanocomposites / Hartmut Fischer, Jos Kunen 4 Polyolefin Clay Nanocomposites / Tomas Peprnicek, Lucie Kovarova, Dagmar Merinska 5 PMMA-, PAN-, and Acrylic-Based Polymer Nanocomposites / Haitao Wang, Wei Zhong 6 Polyurethane Nanocomposites / Fabrice Leroux, Anne-Lise Troutier 7 Semiconductor-Polymer Nanocomposites / V. Djokovic, T. Radhakrishnan, P. Sreekumari Nair, M. I. Comor, J. M. Nedeljkovic 8 Cellulose Fibril- and Whisker-Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites / Wolfgang Gindl 9 Enhancement of Thermal, Thermomechanical, and Mechanical Properties of Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced and Sandwich Composites Through Nanophased Epoxy/Foam / Mahesh V. Hosur 10 The Cure Behavior of Thermosetting Resin-Based Nanocomposites Characterized by Using Dynamic Torsional Vibration Method / Yiyun Cheng, Dazhu Chen, Tongwen Xu, Pingsheng He 11 NMR Investigations on Polymer Nanocomposites / J. C. E. M. Grandjean 12 Structure Determination of Polymer Nanocomposites by Small-Angle Scattering / Julian Oberdisse, Wim Pyckhout-Hintzen, Ekkehard Straube 13 Fire-Retardant Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites / Robert A. Shanks, Antonietta Genovese 14 Nanocomposite Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries / Arul Manuel Stephan 15 Application of Nanocomposites in Imaging and Display Media / Debasis Majumdar, Thomas Blanton, Narasimharao Dontula