POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES: RECENT RESEARCH ADVANCES AND ADVANCED APPLICATIONS

Abstract

Materials containing two or more constituents that have distinctly different chemical and physical properties are referred to as composites. When polymers and other organic or inorganic components are mixed at the nanometric scale, they form the heterogeneous hybrid materials known as nanocomposites. The process of developing and polymerizing in situ biopolymers and inorganic matrixes is the one most frequently used to create nanocomposites. Because of their adaptable shape, significant specific surface area, and simplicity of functionalization, polymer nanocomposites are frequently employed. As per their scattered “dispersed phase” and “matrix phase” components, nanocomposites can be categorized. In addition to their many other applications, multi-functional hybrid materials have shown tremendous promise in the fields of optics, sensors, environmental cleanup, electronics, catalysis, soft robotics, storage, energy transformation, mechanics, electromagnetic interface shielding and drug delivery. This study focuses on describing recent advancements in preparation and structure characterized using different techniques, as well as the distinctive characteristics and applications of diverse polymeric nanocomposites.