Hybrid Nanocomposites for Nanotechnology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Epoxy-silica/silsesquioxane Polymer Nanocomposites

   • Libor Matĕjka

   Pages 1-84

3. Scale-Up Synthesis of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles in Solvent-Free Dry-System and in Ionic Liquid

   • Norio Tsubokawa

   Pages 87-129

4. Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Porous Materials

   • Nicola Hüsing, Sarah Hartmann

   Pages 131-171

5. Synthesis of Mechanically Flexible Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Nanocomposites from Polydimethylsiloxane and Metal Alkoxides

   • Shingo Katayama

   Pages 173-192

6. Structural Characterization of Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Nanocomposites: X-ray

   • Tiziana Di Luccio, Marzia Pentimalli

   Pages 193-227

7. Development of Hybrid Nanocomposites for Electronic Applications

   • S.K. Samudrala, Sri Bandyopadhyay

   Pages 231-287

8. Next-Generation Hybrid Nanocomposite Materials Based on Conducting Organic Polymers: Energy Storage and Conversion Devices

   • Monica Lira-Cantú*, Pedro Gómez-Romero

   Pages 289-319

9. Hybrid Polymer-Inorganic Photovoltaic Cells

   • Waldo J.E. Beek, René A.J. Janssen

   Pages 321-385

10. Fullerene Nanocomposite Resists for Nanolithography

    • Tetsuyoshi Ishii, Kiyotaka Shigehara

    Pages 387-427

11. Sol–Gel Hybrids for Electronic Applications: Hermetic Coatings for Microelectronics and Energy Storage

    • Andrei Jitianu, Lisa C. Klein

    Pages 429-453

12. Polymer–Iron Oxide Based Magnetic Nanocomposites

    • Mrinal Pal, Abhijit De

    Pages 455-506

13. Organic–Inorganic Hybrids for Light-Emitting Devices and Integrated Optics

    • L.D. Carlos, R.A. Sá Ferreira

    Pages 509-586

14. Highly Photosensitive Sol–Gel Hybrid Nano Materials for Direct Photo-Fabrication of Micro-Optical Elements

    • Byeong-Soo Bae

    Pages 587-651

15. Photonic Structures of Luminescent Semiconductor Nanocrystals and Spherical Microcavities

    • Yury P. Rakovich, John F. Donegan, Andrey L. Rogach

    Pages 653-703

16. Biomedical Applications of Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Nanoparticles

    • María C. Gutierrez, María L. Ferrer, Pedro Tartaj, Francisco del Monte

    Pages 707-768

17. Development of Bioactive Organic–Inorganic Hybrids Through Sol–Gel Processing

    • Toshiki Miyazaki, Masanobu Kamitakahara, Chikara Ohtsuki

    Pages 769-793

18. Silica Sol–Gel Biocomposite Materials for Sensor Development

    • Wai Tak Yip*, Yongyao Zhou, Tami A. Martyn, James W. Gillil

    Pages 795-825

19. Back Matter

    Pages 827-847

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With the advent of nanoscience and nanotechnology, the dream of scientists to engineer new functional materials combining the best specific properties of organic and inorganic materials is closer to reality. The traditional targeted application has been the reinforcement of plastics with the addition of inorganic fillers. Accelerated research over the past two decades, as evidenced by the large bulk of literature on mechanical properties of organic–inorganic composites, focused on systems such as clay/polymer nanocomposites, which are now exploited by the automotive industry worldwide. Although, in the low filler loading range, clay/polymer na- composites can replace traditional fiber-reinforced composites, there is still a long way to go before understanding the mechanisms of enhancement of major en- neering properties of polymers and to tailor their nanostructure. The driving force to edit the present comprehensive book has been to show that the applications of organic–inorganic nanocomposites extend far beyond the above-mentioned traditional mechanical applications and that hybrid nanoc- posites should be considered as an attractive, versatile, technological platform for future electronic, optical, magnetic, and biomedical applications. Indeed, taking up challenges such as homogeneous dispersion of inorganic nanoobjects into a polymer matrix or tailoring of the multiscale nano-to-macro structure of the c- posites will contribute to the establishment of a solid unified hybrid nanocomp- ite technological platform for commercially-viable products revolutionizing various industrial sectors. The generally-accepted definition of a hybrid nanocomposite is a material created by dispersing inorganic nanoparticulates into a macroscopic organic matrix.

• Fulleren
• Polydimethylsiloxan
• biotechnology
• cement
• composite materials
• crystal
• fullerenes
• high-added-value applications
• hybrid
• inorganic
• nanotechnology
• polymer
• tissue
• tissue engineering
• tissue-engineerings

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