Nanocomposites: In Situ Synthesis of Polymer-Embedded Nanostructures (Hardcover)

Preface vii

Contributors xiii

1 Metal-polymer nanocomposites by supercritical fluid processing 1
T. Hasell

2 In Situ Synthesis of Polymer-Embedded Nanostructures 45
W. R. Caseri

3 Preparation and characterization of metal–polymer nanocomposites 73
L. Nicolais and G. Carotenuto

4 Macromolecular metal carboxylates as precursors of metallopolymer nanocomposites 97
G. I. Dzhardimalieva and A. D. Pomogailo

5 In-Situ Microwave-Assisted Fabrication of Polymeric Nanocomposites 115
H. SadAbadi, S. Badilescu, M. Packirisamy, and R. Wüthrich

6 Chemistry Inside a Polymer Thin Film: In Situ Soft Chemical Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles
and Applications 129
E. Hariprasad and T. P. Radhakrishnan

7 Photoinduced generation of noble metal nanoparticles into polymer matrices and methods
for the characterization of the derived nanocomposite films 145
A. Pucci and G. Ruggeri

8 Intermatrix synthesis and characterization of polymer-stabilized functional metal and metal
oxide nanoparticles 165
A. Alonso, G.-L. Davies, A. Satti, J. Macanás, Y.K. Gun’ko, M. Muñoz, and D.N. Muraviev

9 Preparation and characterization of antimicrobial silver/polystyrene nanocomposites 195
G. Carotenuto, M. Palomba, L. Cristino, M.A. Di Grazia, S. De Nicola, and F. Nicolais

10 N anomaterial characterization by X-ray scattering techniques 209
C. Giannini, D. Siliqi, and D. Altamura

Index 223