A unique guide to an essential area of nanoscience

Interest in nano-sized metals has increased greatly due to their special characteristics and suitability for a number of advanced applications. As technology becomes more refined-including the ability to effectively manipulate and stabilize metals at the nanoscale-these materials present ever-more workable solutions to a growing range of problems.

Metal-Polymer Nanocomposites provides the first guide solely devoted to the unique properties and applications of this essential area of nanoscience. It offers a truly multidisciplinary approach, making the text accessible to readers in physical, chemical, and materials science as well as areas such as engineering and topology.

The thorough coverage includes:

• The chemical and physical properties of nano-sized metals
• Different approaches to the synthesis of metal-polymer nanocomposites (MPN)
• Advanced characterization techniques and methods for study of MPN
• Real-world applications, including color filters, polarizers, optical sensors, nonlinear optical devices, and more
• An extensive list of references on the topics covered

A unique, cutting-edge resource for a vital area of nanoscience development, Metal-Polymer Nanocomposites is an invaluable text for students and practitioners of materials science, engineering, polymer science, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and optics.

LUIGI NICOLAIS is currently a professor in the Department of Materials Engineering and Production at the University of Naples "Federico II." He is a member of the editorial board for several journals, including Polymer Composites, Composite Science and Technology, Polymer News, Journal of Materials Science, and the Journal of Applied Polymer Science (Wiley).

GIANFRANCO CAROTENUTO is currently a researcher in the Institute of Composite Materials Technology at the National Research Council in Naples. He is a member of the editorial board of Polymer News, where he contributes to a special section on nanostructured composites.