Preface -- List of contributing authors -- 1 Synthesis and characterization of ceramic hollow nanocomposites and nanotraps -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Hollow nanocomposites -- 1.2.1 Cerium oxide hollow nanocomposites -- 1.2.2 Titanium oxide hollow nanocomposites -- 1.2.3 Cerium molybdate hollow nanocomposites -- 1.2.4 Cerium titanium oxide hollow nanocomposites -- 1.2.5 Magnetic hollow nanocomposites -- 1.2.6 SiO2-CaO hollow nanocomposites -- 1.2.7 Water trapping nanocomposites -- 1.2.8 Chloride trap nanocomposites -- 1.3 Nanocomposites loaded with corrosion inhibitors -- 1.4 Antibacterial action of hollow nanocomposites -- 1.5 Nanocomposites incorporated into coatings -- 1.6 Properties -- 1.7 Summary and Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2 Recent advances on preparation, properties and applications of polyurethane nanocomposites -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Fillers used in PU nanocomposites -- 2.2.1 Sheet/platelets type inorganic nanofillers -- 2.2.1.1 Natural layered silicates -- 2.2.1.2 Layered double hydroxides -- 2.2.1.3 Graphene -- 2.2.2 Nanofillers with spherical and cubical shapes -- 2.2.2.1 Metal nanoparticles -- 2.2.2.2 Nanosilica -- 2.2.2.3 Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) -- 2.2.3 Rod/fiber type nanofillers -- 2.2.3.1 Carbon nanotubes -- 2.2.3.2 Carbon nanofibers -- 2.2.4 Other nanofillers -- 2.3 Preparation of PU nanocomposites -- 2.4 Nanostructure establishment in PU nanocomposites -- 2.4.1 Clay/PU nanocomposites -- 2.4.2 PU/LDH nanocomposites -- 2.4.3 PU nanocomposites of CNT and CNF -- 2.4.4 Nanocomposites of PU with POSS, SiO2 and Ag -- 2.5 Properties of PU nanocomposites -- 2.5.1 Mechanical properties -- 2.5.1.1 Clay/PU nanocomposites -- 2.5.1.2 LDH/PU nanocomposites -- 2.5.1.3 PU nanocomposites of CNT and CNF.

2.5.1.4 Nanocomposites of PU with SiC, ZnO, SiO2 and Ag -- 2.5.2 Thermal properties -- 2.5.2.1 Thermogravimetric analysis -- 2.5.2.2 Differential scanning calorimetry and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis -- 2.5.3 Gas barrier properties -- 2.5.4 Adhesive properties -- 2.5.5 Flame retardant properties -- 2.5.6 Electrical conductivity -- 2.5.7 Thermal conductivity -- 2.5.8 Dielectric properties -- 2.5.9 Biological properties -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Preparation, characterization, and properties of organoclay, carbon nanofiber, and carbon nanotube based thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposites -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Nanofillers -- 3.2.1 Layered silicates -- 3.2.2 Carbon nanofibers -- 3.2.3 Carbon nanotubes -- 3.3 Polyurethanes -- 3.3.1 Thermoplastic polyurethanes -- 3.4 Polymer nanocomposites -- 3.4.1 Polymer/organoclay nanocomposites -- 3.4.2 Preparation of polymer nanocomposites -- 3.5 TPU/organoclay nanocomposites -- 3.6 TPU/carbon nanofiber nanocomposites -- 3.7 TPU/carbon nanotube nanocomposites -- 3.8 Summary and future scope -- References -- 4 Mechanical and wear properties of multi-scale phase reinforced composites -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Preparation of multi-scale phase reinforced composites -- 4.2.1 MPRCs with nanofiller-modified matrix -- 4.2.2 MPRCs with nanotube-modified fibers -- 4.3 Properties of MPRCs based on nano-modified polymer matrix -- 4.3.1 Mechanical properties -- 4.3.2 Wear performance -- 4.4 Mechanical properties of MPRCs based on nano-engineered reinforcing fibers -- 4.5 Concluding remarks -- References -- 5 Modeling mechanical properties of nanocomposites -- 5.1 Molecular modeling -- 5.1.1 Theory of molecular dynamics method -- 5.1.2 Applications of molecular dynamics simulations -- 5.2 Nano-, micro- and continuum mechanical modeling -- 5.2.1 Continuum mechanics.

5.2.2 Micromechanics -- 5.2.2.1 Shape of reinforcing phase -- 5.2.3 Determination of tensors Aijkl and Bjjkl -- 5.2.3.1 Voigt and Reuss -- 5.2.3.2 Eshelby's equivalent inclusion method -- 5.2.3.3 The self-consistent model -- 5.2.3.4 The Mori-Tanaka Model -- 5.2.3.5 The Dvorak-Srinivas Model -- 5.2.3.6 The effective medium field approximation -- 5.2.4 Orientation effects -- 5.2.5 Effects of dispersion -- 5.2.6 Scale effects -- 5.3 Multiscale modeling -- 5.3.1 Sequential coupled methods -- 5.3.2 Concurrent coupled methods -- References -- 6 Polyaniline derivates and carbon nanotubes and their characterization -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Synthesis of nanocomposite materials -- 6.3 Characterization of nanocomposite materials and characterization of their physical chemistry properties -- 6.3.1 Deposition of thin films by Langmuir-Schaefer technique and study of the pressure-area isotherms -- 6.3.2 UV- vis spectroscopy and band gap calculations -- 6.3.3 Cyclic voltammetry -- 6.3.4 Determination of specific conductivity -- 6.3.5 Nanocomposite materials and their possible applications -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Index.