Polymer Nanocomposites Preparation, Characterization and Application: An Overview

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/msri/040114

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Polymer nanocomposites (PNCs), defined as polymers bonded with nanoparticles to produce materials with enhanced properties, have been in existence for years but are recently gaining momentum in mainstream biosensor, drug delivery, gas barrier, commercial packaging, automobile, fuel and flame retardant materials industries. This article is designed to handover an extensive report on polymer nanocomposite research. It starts with a brief introduction of nanotechnology and nanocomposite to create a base for the better understanding of core of the subject. It discusses and correlates the scientific principles and mechanisms with various techniques for the synthesis of different PNCs. In this article, efforts are made to give necessary foundation and tools to address system-specific complexity and explain the properties of PNCs with the help of scientific framework which gives clues for the processing of PNC of desired and altered properties. Characterization techniques of these materials are briefly depicted and finally a summary of the vast commercial applications along with its health and safety concerns is . Thus this article offers the general discussion on polymer nanocomposites processing and synthesis, characterization and applications.

Nanocomposite; nanoparticle; metal-polymer; clay-polymer; CNT-polymer