Vera V. Myasoedova is Chief Research Fellow at the N. N. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia. Sabu Thomas is Vice Chancellor of the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala, India. Hanna J. Maria is Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala, India.

• Volume IPreface xvii1 Classification of Nanofillers, Nano-Objects, Nanomaterials, and Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Chemical Nature and Identity 1Lan Chen2 Biological and Chemical Synthesis of Nanoparticles 15Atta Ullah Khan, Abdul Waris, Doaa Zamel, Vestince Balidi Mbayachi, Abdul Muhaymin, Ammara Safdar, Zarfashan Shahid, Mohammed Al Dalawi, Umm y Umna, and Maria Khalil3 Using In situ Polymerization for Manufacturing of Polymer Nanocellulose 45Stephen Chinenyeze Agwuncha, Chukwu Felix Oyemaechi, Chioma Grace Anusionwu, Tochukwu Perpetua Okonkwu, Osemudiamhen Destiny Amienghemhen, and Mamookho Elizabeth Makhatha4 Manufacturing of Nanocomposites by Electrospinning 67Fariborz Sharifianjazi, Amirhossein Esmaeilkhanian, Mehdi Reisi Nafchi, Leila Bazli, Pouran Pourhakkak, Hosein Rostamani, Mohammad Yusuf, Zahra Moazzami Goudarzi, Samad Khaksar, and Ali Farahani5 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Metal Oxide Nanoplatelets 95Usisipho Feleni, Xolile Godfrey Fuku, and Kutloano Edward Sekhosana6 Polymer Nanocomposites Filled in Carbon Nanotubes: Properties and Applications 133Natalia Ferreira Braga, Erick Gabriel Ribeiro dos Anjos, Nayara Koba de Moura, Thais Ferreira da Silva, and Fabio Roberto Passador7 Polymer Nanocomposites Filled in Nanocellulose and Cellulose-whiskers 165Marcelo Bruno de Oliveira Silva, Paulo Henrique Camani, and Derval dos Santos Rosa8 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Nano Chitin 199Jun-ichi Kadokawa9 Nanostarch-Filled Polymer Nanocomposites 229Paula Gonzalez-Seligra, Lucia M. Quintero-Borregales, Laura Ribba, Lucia Fama, and Silvia Goyanes10 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Nanolignin: Preparation, Properties, and Applications 257Vidhukrishnan Naiker, Meera Balachandran, P.S. Sari, Mrudul Vijay Supekar, Peter Samora Owuor, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Ramiro Rafael Ruiz-Rosas, and Prasanth Raghavan11 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Talc 295Luciana A. Castillo and Silvia E. BarbosaVolume IIPreface xvi12 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Graphene and Graphene Oxide 343Eduardo A. Takara, Claudio F. Jofre, Sofia V. Piguillem, Maria L. Scala-Benuzzi, Julio Raba, Franco A. Bertolino, Sirley V. Pereira, and German A. Messina13 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Nano Alumina 373Christian Chapa Gonzalez14 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Nano Magnesium Hydroxide 423Yue Zhang, Haotian Wu, Wuxiang Zhang, and Fu Yang15 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Nanosilica 471Vadim V. Potapov and Roman S. Fediuk16 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Quantum Dots 561Shiliang Mei, Dan Yang, Zhongjie Cui, Haiyang He, Bobo Yang, and Ruiqian Guo17 Decorated Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Nanocomposites 589Wei Wu, Bin Yu, Hui Zhao, Yi-Zhang Tong, Cheng-Fei Cao, Yang Liu, and Zhao-Xia Huang18 Graphene-Based Polymer Nanocomposites 623Ali Raza, Asma Rafiq, Usman Qumar, and Muhammad Ikram19 Decorated Quantum Dot Polymer Nanocomposites 651Shiliang Mei, Haiyang He, Zhongjie Cui, Dan Yang, Bobo Yang, and Ruiqian Guo20 Decorated Clays for Polymer Nanocomposites 679Gražyna Simha Martynkova, Karla ˇCech Barabaszova, Marianna Hundakova, Lenka Klecandova, Sylva Holešova, Jana Kupkova, and Gabriela KratošovaVolume IIIPreface xv21 Decorated Nanocellulose-Polymer Nanocomposites 711T.C. Mokhena, J.E. Andrew, A. Mtibe, P. Matabola, S. Nyembe, G. Ndlovu, M.J. Mochane, and S.S. Ray22 Advantage of Polymer Nanocomposite for Biomedical Application 739Rabiatul Basria S. M. N. Mydin, Wan Nuramiera Faznie Wan Eddis Effendy, Nor Hazliana Harun, and G. Ambarasan Govindasamy23 Recycling of Polymer Nanocomposites. Plastic e-waste Case Study 759Yamila V. Vazquez and Silvia E. Barbosa24 Life Cycle Analysis of Polymer Nanocomposites 775Mylene Cadete, Sofia Rocha, Yiyun Wu, Maria Fonseca, and Victor Neto25 Lab to Industry 797Haneen Hassan, Amal Elhussieny, and Irene S. Fahim26 Electrical Properties of Nanocomposite Polymer Electrolytes and their Energy Storage Applications 815Lee Tian Khoon and Nurul Akmaliah Dzulkurnain27 Advanced Polymeric Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases 843Rafaela Ferrao and Akhilesh Rai28 Recent Advances in the Chemorheological Behavior of Biobased Polyurethane Nanocomposites 887Chiacchiarelli Leonel Matias29 Self-healing Stretchable Composite Conductors 919Kyuha Park and Donghee Son30 Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites for Electrical Applications 955Imadeddine Benfridja, Sombel Diaham, and Tadhg KennedyIndex 991

Vera V. Myasoedova is Chief Research Fellow at the N. N. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia. Sabu Thomas is Vice Chancellor of the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala, India. Hanna J. Maria is Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala, India.

• Volume IPreface xvii1 Classification of Nanofillers, Nano-Objects, Nanomaterials, and Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Chemical Nature and Identity 1Lan Chen2 Biological and Chemical Synthesis of Nanoparticles 15Atta Ullah Khan, Abdul Waris, Doaa Zamel, Vestince Balidi Mbayachi, Abdul Muhaymin, Ammara Safdar, Zarfashan Shahid, Mohammed Al Dalawi, Umm y Umna, and Maria Khalil3 Using In situ Polymerization for Manufacturing of Polymer Nanocellulose 45Stephen Chinenyeze Agwuncha, Chukwu Felix Oyemaechi, Chioma Grace Anusionwu, Tochukwu Perpetua Okonkwu, Osemudiamhen Destiny Amienghemhen, and Mamookho Elizabeth Makhatha4 Manufacturing of Nanocomposites by Electrospinning 67Fariborz Sharifianjazi, Amirhossein Esmaeilkhanian, Mehdi Reisi Nafchi, Leila Bazli, Pouran Pourhakkak, Hosein Rostamani, Mohammad Yusuf, Zahra Moazzami Goudarzi, Samad Khaksar, and Ali Farahani5 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Metal Oxide Nanoplatelets 95Usisipho Feleni, Xolile Godfrey Fuku, and Kutloano Edward Sekhosana6 Polymer Nanocomposites Filled in Carbon Nanotubes: Properties and Applications 133Natalia Ferreira Braga, Erick Gabriel Ribeiro dos Anjos, Nayara Koba de Moura, Thais Ferreira da Silva, and Fabio Roberto Passador7 Polymer Nanocomposites Filled in Nanocellulose and Cellulose-whiskers 165Marcelo Bruno de Oliveira Silva, Paulo Henrique Camani, and Derval dos Santos Rosa8 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Nano Chitin 199Jun-ichi Kadokawa9 Nanostarch-Filled Polymer Nanocomposites 229Paula Gonzalez-Seligra, Lucia M. Quintero-Borregales, Laura Ribba, Lucia Fama, and Silvia Goyanes10 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Nanolignin: Preparation, Properties, and Applications 257Vidhukrishnan Naiker, Meera Balachandran, P.S. Sari, Mrudul Vijay Supekar, Peter Samora Owuor, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Ramiro Rafael Ruiz-Rosas, and Prasanth Raghavan11 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Talc 295Luciana A. Castillo and Silvia E. BarbosaVolume IIPreface xvi12 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Graphene and Graphene Oxide 343Eduardo A. Takara, Claudio F. Jofre, Sofia V. Piguillem, Maria L. Scala-Benuzzi, Julio Raba, Franco A. Bertolino, Sirley V. Pereira, and German A. Messina13 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Nano Alumina 373Christian Chapa Gonzalez14 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Nano Magnesium Hydroxide 423Yue Zhang, Haotian Wu, Wuxiang Zhang, and Fu Yang15 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Nanosilica 471Vadim V. Potapov and Roman S. Fediuk16 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Quantum Dots 561Shiliang Mei, Dan Yang, Zhongjie Cui, Haiyang He, Bobo Yang, and Ruiqian Guo17 Decorated Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Nanocomposites 589Wei Wu, Bin Yu, Hui Zhao, Yi-Zhang Tong, Cheng-Fei Cao, Yang Liu, and Zhao-Xia Huang18 Graphene-Based Polymer Nanocomposites 623Ali Raza, Asma Rafiq, Usman Qumar, and Muhammad Ikram19 Decorated Quantum Dot Polymer Nanocomposites 651Shiliang Mei, Haiyang He, Zhongjie Cui, Dan Yang, Bobo Yang, and Ruiqian Guo20 Decorated Clays for Polymer Nanocomposites 679Gražyna Simha Martynkova, Karla ˇCech Barabaszova, Marianna Hundakova, Lenka Klecandova, Sylva Holešova, Jana Kupkova, and Gabriela KratošovaVolume IIIPreface xv21 Decorated Nanocellulose-Polymer Nanocomposites 711T.C. Mokhena, J.E. Andrew, A. Mtibe, P. Matabola, S. Nyembe, G. Ndlovu, M.J. Mochane, and S.S. Ray22 Advantage of Polymer Nanocomposite for Biomedical Application 739Rabiatul Basria S. M. N. Mydin, Wan Nuramiera Faznie Wan Eddis Effendy, Nor Hazliana Harun, and G. Ambarasan Govindasamy23 Recycling of Polymer Nanocomposites. Plastic e-waste Case Study 759Yamila V. Vazquez and Silvia E. Barbosa24 Life Cycle Analysis of Polymer Nanocomposites 775Mylene Cadete, Sofia Rocha, Yiyun Wu, Maria Fonseca, and Victor Neto25 Lab to Industry 797Haneen Hassan, Amal Elhussieny, and Irene S. Fahim26 Electrical Properties of Nanocomposite Polymer Electrolytes and their Energy Storage Applications 815Lee Tian Khoon and Nurul Akmaliah Dzulkurnain27 Advanced Polymeric Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases 843Rafaela Ferrao and Akhilesh Rai28 Recent Advances in the Chemorheological Behavior of Biobased Polyurethane Nanocomposites 887Chiacchiarelli Leonel Matias29 Self-healing Stretchable Composite Conductors 919Kyuha Park and Donghee Son30 Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites for Electrical Applications 955Imadeddine Benfridja, Sombel Diaham, and Tadhg KennedyIndex 991

Vera V. Myasoedova is Chief Research Fellow at the N. N. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia. Sabu Thomas is Vice Chancellor of the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala, India. Hanna J. Maria is Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala, India.

• Volume IPreface xvii1 Classification of Nanofillers, Nano-Objects, Nanomaterials, and Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Chemical Nature and Identity 1Lan Chen2 Biological and Chemical Synthesis of Nanoparticles 15Atta Ullah Khan, Abdul Waris, Doaa Zamel, Vestince Balidi Mbayachi, Abdul Muhaymin, Ammara Safdar, Zarfashan Shahid, Mohammed Al Dalawi, Umm y Umna, and Maria Khalil3 Using In situ Polymerization for Manufacturing of Polymer Nanocellulose 45Stephen Chinenyeze Agwuncha, Chukwu Felix Oyemaechi, Chioma Grace Anusionwu, Tochukwu Perpetua Okonkwu, Osemudiamhen Destiny Amienghemhen, and Mamookho Elizabeth Makhatha4 Manufacturing of Nanocomposites by Electrospinning 67Fariborz Sharifianjazi, Amirhossein Esmaeilkhanian, Mehdi Reisi Nafchi, Leila Bazli, Pouran Pourhakkak, Hosein Rostamani, Mohammad Yusuf, Zahra Moazzami Goudarzi, Samad Khaksar, and Ali Farahani5 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Metal Oxide Nanoplatelets 95Usisipho Feleni, Xolile Godfrey Fuku, and Kutloano Edward Sekhosana6 Polymer Nanocomposites Filled in Carbon Nanotubes: Properties and Applications 133Natalia Ferreira Braga, Erick Gabriel Ribeiro dos Anjos, Nayara Koba de Moura, Thais Ferreira da Silva, and Fabio Roberto Passador7 Polymer Nanocomposites Filled in Nanocellulose and Cellulose-whiskers 165Marcelo Bruno de Oliveira Silva, Paulo Henrique Camani, and Derval dos Santos Rosa8 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Nano Chitin 199Jun-ichi Kadokawa9 Nanostarch-Filled Polymer Nanocomposites 229Paula Gonzalez-Seligra, Lucia M. Quintero-Borregales, Laura Ribba, Lucia Fama, and Silvia Goyanes10 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Nanolignin: Preparation, Properties, and Applications 257Vidhukrishnan Naiker, Meera Balachandran, P.S. Sari, Mrudul Vijay Supekar, Peter Samora Owuor, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Ramiro Rafael Ruiz-Rosas, and Prasanth Raghavan11 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Talc 295Luciana A. Castillo and Silvia E. BarbosaVolume IIPreface xvi12 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Graphene and Graphene Oxide 343Eduardo A. Takara, Claudio F. Jofre, Sofia V. Piguillem, Maria L. Scala-Benuzzi, Julio Raba, Franco A. Bertolino, Sirley V. Pereira, and German A. Messina13 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Nano Alumina 373Christian Chapa Gonzalez14 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Nano Magnesium Hydroxide 423Yue Zhang, Haotian Wu, Wuxiang Zhang, and Fu Yang15 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Nanosilica 471Vadim V. Potapov and Roman S. Fediuk16 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Quantum Dots 561Shiliang Mei, Dan Yang, Zhongjie Cui, Haiyang He, Bobo Yang, and Ruiqian Guo17 Decorated Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Nanocomposites 589Wei Wu, Bin Yu, Hui Zhao, Yi-Zhang Tong, Cheng-Fei Cao, Yang Liu, and Zhao-Xia Huang18 Graphene-Based Polymer Nanocomposites 623Ali Raza, Asma Rafiq, Usman Qumar, and Muhammad Ikram19 Decorated Quantum Dot Polymer Nanocomposites 651Shiliang Mei, Haiyang He, Zhongjie Cui, Dan Yang, Bobo Yang, and Ruiqian Guo20 Decorated Clays for Polymer Nanocomposites 679Gražyna Simha Martynkova, Karla ˇCech Barabaszova, Marianna Hundakova, Lenka Klecandova, Sylva Holešova, Jana Kupkova, and Gabriela KratošovaVolume IIIPreface xv21 Decorated Nanocellulose-Polymer Nanocomposites 711T.C. Mokhena, J.E. Andrew, A. Mtibe, P. Matabola, S. Nyembe, G. Ndlovu, M.J. Mochane, and S.S. Ray22 Advantage of Polymer Nanocomposite for Biomedical Application 739Rabiatul Basria S. M. N. Mydin, Wan Nuramiera Faznie Wan Eddis Effendy, Nor Hazliana Harun, and G. Ambarasan Govindasamy23 Recycling of Polymer Nanocomposites. Plastic e-waste Case Study 759Yamila V. Vazquez and Silvia E. Barbosa24 Life Cycle Analysis of Polymer Nanocomposites 775Mylene Cadete, Sofia Rocha, Yiyun Wu, Maria Fonseca, and Victor Neto25 Lab to Industry 797Haneen Hassan, Amal Elhussieny, and Irene S. Fahim26 Electrical Properties of Nanocomposite Polymer Electrolytes and their Energy Storage Applications 815Lee Tian Khoon and Nurul Akmaliah Dzulkurnain27 Advanced Polymeric Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases 843Rafaela Ferrao and Akhilesh Rai28 Recent Advances in the Chemorheological Behavior of Biobased Polyurethane Nanocomposites 887Chiacchiarelli Leonel Matias29 Self-healing Stretchable Composite Conductors 919Kyuha Park and Donghee Son30 Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites for Electrical Applications 955Imadeddine Benfridja, Sombel Diaham, and Tadhg KennedyIndex 991