Solar radiation, being an ample source of renewable energy can be captured and stored in
the form of latent heat using phase change materials (PCM) to make the environment …

Historically, polymer reinforcement has been one of the first and most obvious applications
for nanoparticles, which emerged in the early 1990s. The first reports on polymer …

A recurring challenge in the field of nanocomposites is to control the spatial distribution of
nanoparticles (NPs) in a polymer matrix. This issue is of critical importance since it is now …

The mixing of polymers and nanoparticles is opening pathways for engineering flexible
composites that exhibit advantageous electrical, optical, or mechanical properties. Recent …

It is well recognized that nanocomposites formed by adding nanoparticles to polymers can
have significantly enhanced properties relative to the native polymer. This review focuses on …

Polymer nanocomposites offer a wide range of promising applications because of their
much enhanced properties arising from the reinforcement of nanoparticles. However, further …

This topical review discusses the theoretical progress made in the field of polymer
nanocomposites, ie, hybrid materials created by mixing (typically inorganic) nanoparticles …

It is a great challenge to fully understand the microscopic dispersion and aggregation of
nanoparticles (NPs) in polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) through experimental techniques …

The removal of harmful chemicals and species from water, soil, and air is a major challenge
in environmental remediation, and a wide range of materials have been studied in this …

The incorporation of nanoscopic particles into ordered nanostructures afforded by block
copolymers can provide control over particle distribution and orientation. This could enable …