Since the last decade, there has been an increasing demand for the design of more
advanced functional materials. The integration of inorganic nanoparticles to polymer …

Zinc oxide (ZnO) is an inexpensive and versatile semiconductor material used extensively in
everyday applications in many areas. ZnO based polymeric nanocomposite (NC) s materials …

Polyvinyl alcohol–silver (PVA/Ag) nanocomposites were prepared through in situ reduction
of silver nitrate (AgNO3) within PVA hydrogel under continuous stirring at 60° C. The …

Polymer nanocomposites are materials that are prepared by incorporating nanoparticles into
polymer matrices. In last few decades, polymer nanocomposites have been investigated …

Producing novel functional nanomaterials with high reproducibility is extremely desirable but
very challenging. Further treatment by reliably combining or embedding nanoparticles (NPs) …

Nanostructured dispersed polymeric materials were used a lot in various fields of application
due to their improved structural, mechanical, optical and electrical properties than the base …

In this study, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were successfully integrated into
polystyrene (PS) matrices through solution casting and hot-pressing, producing a series of …

Polymer‐based nanocomposites have been studied extensively for almost three decades.
However, the key questions remain as follows: Have they made in‐roads into the spectrum …

PVA/Ag nanocomposite with different concentrations of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) was
successfully synthesized by the solution casting method. The effect of concentration of Ag …

Organic–inorganic nanocomposites have endured our interest in research, as they possess
unique physical and chemical properties in various fields of application. In the present …