1. Preparation, structure-property relationship, and applications of layered silicate rubber latex nanocomposites / Siby Varghese and Sabu Thomas -- 2. Polymer-graphite nanocomposites / Sie Chin Tjong -- 3. Polyaniline nanocomposites / Hartmut Fischer and Jos Kunen -- 4. Polyolefin clay nanocomposites / Tomas Peprnicek, Lucie Kovarova, and Dagmar Merinska -- 5. PMMA-, PAN-, and acrylic-based polymer nanocomposites / Haitao Wang and Wei Zhong -- 6. Polyurethane nanocomposites / Fabrice Leroux and Anne-Lise Troutier -- 7. Semiconductor-polymer nanocomposites / V. Djokovi? ... [et al.] -- 8. Cellulose fibril- and whisker-reinforced polymer nanocomposites / Wolfgang Gindl -- 9. Enhancement of thermal, thermomechanical, and mechanical properties of carbon-fiber-reinforced and sandwich composites through nanophased epoxy/foam / Mahesh V. Hosur -- 10. The cure behavior of thermosetting resin-based nanocomposites characterized by using dynamic torsional vibration method / Yiyun Cheng ... [et al.] -- 11. NMR investigations on polymer nanocomposites / J.C.E.M. Grandjean -- 12. Structure determination of polymer nanocomposites by small-angle scattering / Julian Oberdisse, Wim Pyckhout-Hintzen, and Ekkehard Straube -- 13. Fire-retardant properties of polymer nanocomposites / Robert A. Shanks and Antonietta Genovese -- 14. Nanocomposite polymer electrolytes for lithium batteries / Arul Manuel Stephan -- 15. Application of nanocomposites in imaging and display media / Debasis Majumdar, Thomas Blanton, and Narasimharao Dontula.