Metallopolymer Nanocomposites

✍ Scribed by Prof. Anatolii D. Pomogailo, Prof. Vladimir N. Kestelman (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 576
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science 81
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Highly dispersed nanoscale particles in polymer matrices are currently attracting great interest in many fields of chemistry, physics and materials science. This book presents and analyzes the essential data on nanoscale metal clusters dispersed in, or chemically bonded with polymers. Special attention is paid to the in situ synthesis of the nanocomposites, their chemical interactions, and the size and distribution of the particles in the polymer matrix. Numerous novel nanocomposites are described with regard to their mechanical, electrophysical, optical, magnetic, catalytic and biological properties. Their applications, present and future, are outlined. The book is addressed both to researchers who actively use these materials and to students entering this multidisciplinary field.

✦ Table of Contents

Nanoparticles in Materials Chemistry and in the Natural Sciences (Introduction)....Pages 3-24
Nucleation Mechanism of Nanoparticles and Metal Clusters, their Structure and Chief Properties....Pages 25-63
Principles and Mechanisms of Nanoparticle Stabilization by Polymers....Pages 65-113
Physical Methods of Incorporating Nanoparticles into Polymers....Pages 117-134
Chemical Methods of Metal-Polymer Nanocomposite Production....Pages 135-236
Physico-Chemical Methods of Metal-Polymer Nanocomposite Production....Pages 237-270
The Sol—Gel Process in Formation of Hybrid Nanocomposites....Pages 273-320
Polymer Intercalation into Porous and Layered Nanostructures....Pages 321-376
Nanobiocomposites....Pages 377-422
Nanoparticle Modifying Action on Polymers....Pages 427-458
Magnetic, Electrical and Optical Properties of Metal-Polymer Nanocomposites....Pages 459-513
Metallopolymeric Nanocatalysis....Pages 515-549
Conclusion....Pages 551-554

✦ Subjects

Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Metallic Materials; Condensed Matter; Physical Chemistry; Nanotechnology; Polymer Sciences