Graphene and Nanoparticles Hybrid Nanocomposites

Chapter 1: Generality of hybridization at the nanoscale: from design to applications.- Chapter 2: Preparation of graphene and its derivatives.- Chapter 3: Characterization techniques for hybrid nanocomposites based on graphene and nanoparticles.- Chapter 4: Hybrid nanocomposites based on graphene and carbone nanotubes: from preparation to applications.- Chapter 5: Hybrid nanocomposites based on graphene with cellulose nanocrystals/nanofibrils: from preparation to applications.- Chapter 6: Hybrid nanocomposites based on graphene and nanoclays: from preparation to applications.- Chapter 7: Hybrid nanocomposites based on graphene and silver nanoparticles: antibacterial applications.- Chapter 8: Hybrid nanocomposites based on graphene and gold nanoparticles: from preparation to applications.- Chapter 9: Hybrid nanocomposites based on graphene and titanium oxides: photovoltaic applications.- Chapter 10: Hybrid nanocomposites based on graphene and zinc oxides: biosensor applications.- Chapter 11: Hybrid nanocomposites based on graphene and ferrite nanoparticles: from preparation to applications.- Chapter 12: Hybrid nanocomposites based on functionalized graphene and other nanoparticles: from preparation to applications.- Chapter 13: Hybrid nanocomposites based on graphene and its derivatives: from preparation to applications.- Chapter 14: Rheological properties of hybrid nanocomposites based on graphene and other nanoparticles.

Dr. Abou el kacem Qaiss is Director of the Composites Nanocomposites Centre at the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Institute of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (Nanotech) in Rabat (Morocco). He received his Ph.D. from Université Laval, Québec, Canada. He has more than 20 years of experience in teaching, research and industries. His research areas of interest include hybrid-reinforced/filled polymer composites, advance materials: graphene/nanoclay, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibers, nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibers, as well as polymer blends. So far, he has published three books, 30 chapters and more than 75 international journal papers and holds 25 patents.

Dr. Rachid Bouhfid is Researcher at the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Institute of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (NANOTECH), Rabat, Morocco. He obtained his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Mohammed V University, following which he joined Artois University, France, as ATER, and then became Assistant Professor. Dr. Rachid Bouhfid's research is mainly in the field of organic synthesis of functional molecules to use them as modifiers of inorganic fillers and the development of new polymeric nanocomposites based on clay and nanoclay, graphene and nanocrystalline cellulose. So far, he has published 3 books, 30 chapters and more than 120 international journal papers and holds 25 patents