Advances in transparent polymer nanocomposites and their applications: A comprehensive review

ABSTRACT

Polymer nanocomposites are materials that are prepared by incorporating nanoparticles into polymer matrices. In last few decades, polymer nanocomposites have been investigated extensively and had undergone tremendous advancements. Transparent nanocomposites are of particular interest among several polymer nanocomposites due to wide variety of applications. Therefore, this article aims to provide the consolidate and in-depth knowledge about the capabilities of transparent polymers when combined with various nanoparticles like metal oxide, metal, semiconductor, carbon-based nanocomposites, etc. Challenges and future scope are also covered along with the synthesis, characterization and applications.

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KEYWORDS:

• Nanoparticles
• transparency
• transparent polymer nanocomposites
• optical properties
• UV absorption

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Atish Kumar

Atish kumar is currently pursuing his Ph.D. from the Industrial and Production Engineering Department of Dr. BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab. His research work includes Additive manufacturing of polymer-based nanocomposites.

Narendra Kumar

Narendra Kumar is Assistant Professor in the Industrial and Production Engineering Department at Dr. BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur. His research work was based on the Development and Performance Evaluation of Pellet-based Additive Manufacturing Process for Flexible Parts. His thesis project was part of DST sponsored project ”Hybrid Additive-Subtractive Manufacturing System using CNC Machining Center. His research interests are broadly related to Additive Manufacturing, Machining Methods, and Material Development. He has published vatrious research papers in international journals and conferences proceedings of high repute.