Preface vii Contributors xiii 1 Metal-polymer nanocomposites by supercritical fluid processing 1 T. Hasell 2 In Situ Synthesis of Polymer-Embedded Nanostructures 45 W. R. Caseri 3 Preparation and characterization of metal polymer nanocomposites 73 L. Nicolais and G. Carotenuto 4 Macromolecular metal carboxylates as precursors of metallopolymer nanocomposites 97 G. I. Dzhardimalieva and A. D. Pomogailo 5 In-Situ Microwave-Assisted Fabrication of Polymeric Nanocomposites 115 H. SadAbadi, S. Badilescu, M. Packirisamy, and R. Wuthrich 6 Chemistry Inside a Polymer Thin Film: In Situ Soft Chemical Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles and Applications 129 E. Hariprasad and T. P. Radhakrishnan 7 Photoinduced generation of noble metal nanoparticles into polymer matrices and methods for the characterization of the derived nanocomposite films 145 A. Pucci and G. Ruggeri 8 Intermatrix synthesis and characterization of polymer-stabilized functional metal and metal oxide nanoparticles 165 A. Alonso, G.-L. Davies, A. Satti, J. Macanas, Y.K. Gun ko, M. Munoz, and D.N. Muraviev 9 Preparation and characterization of antimicrobial silver/polystyrene nanocomposites 195 G. Carotenuto, M. Palomba, L. Cristino, M.A. Di Grazia, S. De Nicola, and F. Nicolais 10 N anomaterial characterization by X-ray scattering techniques 209 C. Giannini, D. Siliqi, and D. Altamura Index 223