Preface -- 1 Two-Dimensional MXenes: Fundamentals, Characteristics, Synthesis Methods, Processing, Compositions, Structure, and Applications 1 Sudipta Goswami and Chandan Kumar Ghosh -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Fundamentals -- 1.3 General Characteristics of the MXenes -- 1.4 Synthesis Methods -- 1.5 Applications -- 1.6 Conclusion and Future Scope -- 2 Chemical Exfoliation and Delamination Methods of MXenes 39 Kaili Gong, Lian Yin and Keqing Zhou -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 HF Etching Method -- 2.3 In Situ HF-Forming Etching Method -- 2.4 Molten Salt Etching Method -- 2.5 Electrochemical Etching Method -- 2.6 Hydrothermal Etching Method -- 2.7 Alkali Etching Method -- 2.8 Other Etching Methods -- 2.9 Exfoliation Strategies of Multilayered MXene -- 2.10 Conclusion -- 3 Surface Terminations and Surface Functionalization Strategies of MXenes 71 Lekshmi A. G., Rejithamol. R., Santhy A., Akhila Raman, Asok Aparna and Appukuttan Saritha -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Surface Termination Strategies in MXenes -- 3.3 Methods of Surface Functionalization in MXenes -- 3.4 Application of Surface Modified MXenes -- 3.5 Conclusion and Future Perspectives -- 4 Electronic, Electrical and Optical Properties of MXenes 107 Deepthi Jayan K. and Ragin Ramdas -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Structure of MXenes -- 4.3 An Overview of Various Methods of Synthesis of MXenes -- 4.4 Electronic Properties -- 4.5 Electrical Properties -- 4.6 Optical Properties -- 4.7 Conclusion -- 5 Magnetic, Mechanical and Thermal Properties of MXenes 147 R. Ghamsarizade, B. Ramezanzadeh, H. Eivaz Mohammadloo and N. Mehranshad -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Magnetic Characteristics of MXenes -- 5.3 Mechanical Characteristics of MXenes -- 5.4 Thermal Characteristics of MXenes -- 5.5 Conclusion -- 6 MXene-Reinforced Polymer Composites: Fabrication Methods, Processing, Properties and Applications 185 Zhenting Yin, Pengfei Jia and Bibo Wang -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Fabrication Methods and Processing -- 6.3 Properties -- 6.4 Applications -- 6.5 Conclusion and Outlook -- 7 Structural, Morphological and Tribological Properties of Polymer/MXene Composites 221 Humira Assad, Ishrat Fatma, Praveen Kumar Sharma and Ashish Kumar -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Overview of MXene -- 7.3 MXene/Polymer Nanocomposites -- 7.4 MXene/Polymer Nanocomposite Fabrication Methods -- 7.5 Characteristics of Polymer/MXene Composites -- 7.6 Novel Applications of Polymer/MXene Composites -- 7.7 Conclusion and Outlook -- 8 MXene-Reinforced Polymer Composites for Dielectric Applications 257 Karuppasamy P., Sennappan M., Hemavathi B., Manjunath H. R. and Anjanpura V. Raghu -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Synthesis of MXene -- 8.3 Modification Strategies of MXene -- 8.4 Synthesis Methods and Fabrication of MXene-Based Polymer Composites -- 8.5 Properties of MXene/Polymer Composite -- 8.6 Dielectric Applications of MXene/Polymer Composite Materials -- 8.7 Conclusion -- 9 MXenes-Reinforced Polymer Composites for Microwave Absorption and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Applications 287 B. D. S. Deeraj, Jitha S. Jayan, Asok Aparna, Appukuttan Saritha and Kuruvilla Joseph -- 9.1 Introduction to MXenes -- 9.2 Materials for EMI Shielding and Microwave Absorption -- 9.3 MXenes-Based Materials for EMI Shielding and Microwave Absorption -- 9.4 EMI Shielding Mechanisms for MXene-Based Materials -- 9.5 MXenes/Polymer Composites for EMI Shielding and Microwave Absorption -- 9.6 Electrospun Fibers with MXenes as Additives -- 9.7 Conclusions and Future Outlook -- 10 Polymer/MXene Composites for Supercapacitor and Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitor Applications 321 Anju -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 MXene-Polymer Composites -- 10.3 Applications of MXene Polymer Composites for Supercapacitor Applications -- 10.4 Challenges and Future Perspectives -- 10.5 Conclusion -- 11 MXene-Based Polymer Composites for Hazardous Gas and Volatile Organic Compound Detection 359 Sachin Karki, Rajashree Bhuyan, Sachin R. Geed and Pravin G. Ingole -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Synthesis of MXenes and MXene-Polymer Composites -- 11.3 Properties of MXenes and MXene-Polymer Composites -- 11.4 Mxene-Polymer Composites Applications -- 11.5 Future Directions -- 11.6 Conclusion -- 12 MXene-Reinforced Polymer Composites as Flexible Wearable Sensors 389 J. Aarthi, K. Selvaraju, S. Gowri, K. Kirubavathi and Ananthakumar Ramadoss -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Performance Parameter for Flexible Pressure and Strain Sensor -- 12.3 Design of MXenes/Polymer Composites as Flexible Pressure Sensors -- 12.4 Design of MXenes/Polymer Composites as Flexible Strain Sensors -- 12.5 Design of MXenes/Biopolymer Composites as a Flexible Pressure Sensor -- 12.6 Conclusions and Future Perspectives -- 13 MXene-Based Polymer Composites for Various Biomedical Applications 423 Jamuna Bai Aswathanarayan, Subba Rao V. Madhunapantula and Ravishankar Rai Vittal -- 13.1 Introduction to MXenes -- 13.2 Synthesis of MXenes and Their Physicochemical Properties -- 13.3 Biomedical Applications of MXenes -- 13.4 Conclusion and Future Perspectives -- 14 MXene-Reinforced Polymer Composite Membranes for Water Desalination and Wastewater Treatment 459 Anjana Sreekumar, Ajil R. Nair, Akhila Raman, Akhil Sivan, Mayank Pandey, Kalim Deshmukh and Saritha Appukuttan -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Preparation -- 14.3 Properties of MXene/Polymer Composites -- 14.4 MXene Composite Membranes: Potentiality in Wastewater Treatment and Water Desalination -- 14.5 Conclusion and Future Outlook -- 15 MXene-Based Polymer Composite Membranes for Pervaporation and Gas Separation 501 S. Manobalan and T. P. Sumangala -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Development of MXene-Based Polymer Composite Membrane -- 15.3 Pervaporation -- 15.4 Gas Separation -- 15.5 Conclusion and Future Work -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Index.