1. Overview of challenges and opportunities / Rakesh K. Gupta, Elliot B. Kennel, and Kwang-Jea Kim -- 2. History of carbon nanomaterials / Gary G. Tibbetts -- 3. The incorporation of nanomaterials into polymer media / Henry C. Ashton -- 4. Nanoparticle dispersion and reinforcement by surface modification with additives for rubber compounds / Kwang-Jea Kim and James L. White -- 5. Surface modification of carbon nanofibers / Max L. Lake. [et al.] -- 6. Compounding layered silicate nanocomposites / Paul Andersen -- 7. Dispersion of agglomerated nanoparticles in rubber processing / Kwang-Jea Kim and James L. White -- 8. The rheology of polymeric nanocomposites / Subhendu Bhattacharya, Rahul K. Gupta, and Sati Bhattacharya -- 9. Fundamentals of carbon-based nanocomposites / Enrique V. Barrera. [et al.] -- 10. Polymer nanocomposites containing vapor-grown carbon fibers aligned by magnetic or electric field processing / Tatsuhiro Takahashi and Koichiro Yonetake --

11. Nanocomposites of liquid crystalline polymers dispersed in polyester matrices / Chang H. Song and Avraam I. Isayev -- 12. Transmission electron microscopy and related techniques in the structure and morphological characterization of polymer nanocomposites / Vinod K. Berry -- 13. Mechanical properties of clay-containing polymeric nanocomposites / Leszek A. Utracki -- 14. Mass transport through polymer nanocomposites / Daniel De Kee and Kyle J. Frederic -- 15. Flammability properties of polymer nanocomposites / Jin Zhu and Charles A. Wilkie -- 16. Electrical properties of nanoparticle-filled polymers / Elliot B. Kennel -- 17. Thermal conductivity of polymer nanocomposites / Sushant Agarwal and Rakesh K. Gupta -- 18. Bio-based nanocomposites from functionalized plant oils / Chang Kook Hong, Jue Lu, and Richard P. Wool.