Polymer nanocomposites : introduction / Commercialization of polymer nanocomposites / PMMA nanocomposites synthesized by emulsion polymerization / Boron nitride fillers for organic polymer composites / Surface-initiated anionic polymerization : tethered polymer brushes on silicate flat surfaces / Predicting the phase behavior of polymer-clay nanocomposites : the role of end-functionalized chains / Carbon black structure and associations in filled rubbers / Investigative study of polymer adsorption to smectite clay : polyelectrolytes and sodium montmorillonite / Mesoscopic structure of polymer-inorganic nanocomposites / Solution and solid-state NMR spectroscopy of nylon 6-montmorillonite clay nanocomposites / Studies of organically modified clays by scattering techniques / Thin film organically modified layered silicate-polymer hybrid materials / Influence of layered-silicates on the rheological properties of diblock copolymer nanocomposites / Dispersion and nucleating effects of clay fillers in nanocomposite polymer films / Molecular simulations of ultra-confined polymers : polystyrene intercalated in layered-silicates / Coarse-grained simulation study of polymer melt intercalation in layered nanostructures