Table of Contents

Preface ; 1. Polymer Nanocomposites: Introduction ; 2. Commercialization of Polymer Nanocomposites ; 3. PMMA Nanocomposites Synthesized by Emulsion Polymerization ; 4. Boron Nitride Fillers for Organic Polymer Composites ; 5. Surface-Initiated Anionic Polymerization: Tethered Polymer Brushes on Silicate Flat Surfaces ; 6. Predicting the Phase Behavior of Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites: The Role of End-Functionalized Chaines ; 7. Carbon Black Structure and Associations in Filled Rubbers ; 8. An Investigative Study of Polymer Adsorption to Smectite Clay: Polyelectrolytes and Sodium Montmorillonite ; 9. Mesoscopic Structure of Polymer-Inorganic Nanocomposites ; 10. Solution and Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy of Nylon 6-Montmorillonite Clay Nanocomposites ; 11. Studies of Organically Modified Clays by Scattering Techniques ; 12. Thin Film Organically Modified Layered Silicate-Polymer Hybrid Materials ; 13. Influence of Layered-Silicates on the Rheological Properties of Diblock Copolymer Nanocomposites ; 14. Dispersion and Nucleating Effects of Clay Fillers in Nanocomposite Polymer Films ; 15. Molecular Simulations of Ultra-Confined Polymers: Polystyrene Intercalated in Layered-Silicates ; 16. A Coarse-Grained Simulation Study of Polymer Melt Intercalation in Layered Nanostructures ; AUTHOR INDEX ; SUBJECT INDEX

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"[This book] will be of significant interest to ... [and] attract a broad audience including chemists, material scientists, physicists, chemical engineers, and processing specialists, who are involved and interested in the future frontiers of blends of polymers and inorganic particles."--Polymer News