The last ten years have seen the greatest amount of research on
nanomaterials due to their numerous applications. Nanomaterials are utilised in both
home and industrial settings. The growing need for materials that are both lightweight
and strong has led to the emergence of polymer composites as a specialty area in the
field of materials research. A novel type of composite material called polymer
nanocomposites uses inorganic nanoparticles scattered across an organic polymer
matrix to enhance certain performance characteristics. Excellent characteristics of
polymer nanocomposites include electrical characteristics, barrier resistance, and
magnetic efficiency. greater rigidity, greater fire resistance, increased thermal and
dimensional stability, superior optical characteristics, and improved barrier effect are
the main benefits of polymer nanocomposites. A polymer serves as the matrix of
polymer nanocomposites, which are mixtures of two or more components, where the
dispersion phase has at least one dimension smaller than 100 nm. Due to their
distinctive design feasibility and remarkable property combinations, polymer
nanocomposites are employed in a variety of applications, including water treatment,
gas separation, food packaging, sports equipment, the automotive industry, biomedicine and everyday life.
Keywords: Bio-medical, Dispersion phase, Food packaging, Polymer nanocomposite, Water treatment.
