Smart Polymer Nanocomposites: Design, Synthesis, Functionalization, Properties, and Applications brings together the latest research on synthetic methods and surface functionalization of polymers and polymer composites for advanced applications. Sections cover the basic principles of advanced polymer nanocomposites, including morphology, materials, characterization, and copolymerization, provide in-depth coverage of synthetic methods, facilitating the preparation of polymeric nanoparticles with the required properties, examine the morphologies of polymer nanocomposites and stimuli-responsive surfaces, and focus on cutting-edge approaches to tailoring polymeric nanocomposites according to the requirements.

The book's final chapters focus on smart polymer nanocomposites for specific advanced applications, including high-temperature environments, bone tissue regeneration, biomedicine, wastewater treatment, dielectric and energy storage, chiral separation, food packaging, sensing, and drug delivery. This is a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students in polymer science, composite science, nanotechnology, and materials science, as well as those approaching the area from a range of other disciplines, including industry R&D.

Part I. Basic Principles 1. Introduction to Polymeric Nanomaterials. 2. Morphology of Polymer Nanoparticles 3. Natural Polymers. An Introduction 4. Inorganic Polymeric Nanoparticles 5. Characterization of Polymeric Nanoparticles

Part II. Synthetic Method of Polymeric Nanoparticles 6. Emulsion and Mini-emulsion Polymerization 7. Co-polymerization 8. Step Growth Polymerization 9. Control/living Polymerization 10. Precipitation Polymerization 11. Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization 12. Radical Addition Fragmentation Transfer Polymerization 13. Complex Coordination Polymerization 14. Emulsifier-free Polymerization 15. Polymer Initiator and Surface Active

Part III. Tailoring of Various Polymeric Nanocomposites 16. Polymer Nanocomposites. An Overview 17. Silica-based Polymer Nanocomposites 18. Clay-based Polymer Nancomposites 19. Iron Oxide/Polymer Magnetic Composite Nanoparticles 20. Graphene based polymer nanocomposites 21. pH-responsive Functionalized Polymeric Nanoparticles 22. Thermo-responsive Functionalized Polymeric Nanocomposites 23. Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxane-based Polymer Nanocomposites

Part IV. Applications of Polymer and Polymer-composite Nanoparticles 24. High-temperature Applications of Polymer Nanocomposites 25. Polymer Nanocomposites in Bone Tissue Regeneration 26. Polymer Nanocomposites for Biomedical Application 27. Polymer Nanocomposites for Wastewater Treatment 28. Polymer Nanocomposites for Dielectric and Energy Storage Applications 29. Optically Active Polymer Nanocomposites for Supercapaitor Applications. 30. Polymer Nanocomposites for Food-packaging Applications 31. Polymer Nanocomposites for Sensing Applications 32. Polymer Nanocomposites for Drug Delivery Applications