Preface

Nanocomposite materials are the backbone of various fundamental and engineering applications requiring optimized sets of properties that are lightweight and fulfill energy demands. Nanocomposites such as carbon nanomaterials have attracted the attention of researchers in both industry and academia.

This book presents and discusses the development and applications of nanocomposites in fields such as biomedicine, health care, microelectronics, energy storage devices, and the environment. It is divided into four sections. Chapters discuss nanocomposite materials and their applications, nanocomposite materials for biomedicine and energy storage and conversion, graphene and quantum dots, organic light-emitting diodes, biological nanoparticles (solid lipid nanoparticles), nanocomposite materials for environmental remediation, and more.

This book is a useful resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students, industry and academic personnel, interdisciplinary materials scientists, nanocomposite manufacturers, and other interested readers.

I take this opportunity to thank all the contributing authors, co-authors, and publication staff from IntechOpen for their efforts in preparing this book. We hope that the new experiments and research presented herein will be the foundation for the development of new composite materials and technologies for humankind. I hope that readers enjoy this book and that it will serve as an aid to create new exciting materials with unique properties.

> **Dr. Ashutosh Sharma** Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea

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Section 1

Nanocomposite

Materials - Science

and Technology

Section 1
