Multifunctional Carbon Nano-Onions Based Nanocomposites
Fundamentals, Design and Applications
- 1st Edition - February 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: Ayesha Kausar
- Language: English
Multifunctional Carbon Nano-Onion Based Nanocomposites: Fundamentals, Design and Applications presents an in-depth exploration of carbon nano-onions (CNOs), focusing on their… Read more
Multifunctional Carbon Nano-Onion Based Nanocomposites: Fundamentals, Design and Applications presents an in-depth exploration of carbon nano-onions (CNOs), focusing on their structure, synthesis, and the advanced properties that make them significant in nanotechnology. This comprehensive guide methodically discusses how CNOs are designed, fabricated, and utilized in a variety of nanocomposite materials. Readers are introduced to the unique microstructural, electrical, thermal, mechanical, tribological, and biological characteristics of CNOs, making this book essential for understanding their current and future roles in scientific and technological advancements.
In addition to foundational knowledge, the book thoroughly examines CNOs' integration into a wide range of matrices, such as thermoplastics, thermosetting polymers, rubbers, metals, and metal oxides. It addresses applications in environmental sustainability, energy storage and conversion—including solar cells and lithium-ion batteries—as well as electronics, sensors, and biomedical fields. The text also considers the economic and industrial-scale production aspects of CNOs, alongside the challenges and opportunities in ongoing research.
In addition to foundational knowledge, the book thoroughly examines CNOs' integration into a wide range of matrices, such as thermoplastics, thermosetting polymers, rubbers, metals, and metal oxides. It addresses applications in environmental sustainability, energy storage and conversion—including solar cells and lithium-ion batteries—as well as electronics, sensors, and biomedical fields. The text also considers the economic and industrial-scale production aspects of CNOs, alongside the challenges and opportunities in ongoing research.
- Provides a comprehensive exploration of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites, with extensive coverage of synthesis, properties, and applications
- Presents a detailed analysis of nano-hybrid categories with various matrices
- Includes insights into technological applications spanning multiple industries
- Covers future status and industrial perspectives of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites
- Discusses the impact of carbon nano-onions and their composites on the environment and health and biodegradation of carbon nano-onions and their composites
Scientists, researchers, academics (physicists, chemists, engineers, environmentalists, biologists), and materials science professionals who focus on the fundamentals, synthesis, analysis, and applied sectors of next-generation nano-onion-based nanocomposites, hybrids, and nanomaterials
1: Carbon nano-onions
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Structure of carbon nano-onions
1.3. Synthesis of carbon nano-onions
1.4. Physical properties of carbon nano-onions
1.5. Spectroscopic/morphological properties of carbon nano-onions
1.6. Technical significance of carbon nano-onions
1.7. Outlook and conclusions
2: Carbon nano-onions derived nanocomposites
2.1. Preamble
2.2. Carbon nano-onions as nanofillers or nano-additives
2.3. Synthesis strategies for carbon nano-onion nanocomposites
2.4. Microstructure and physical characteristics of carbon nano-onions reinforced nanomaterials
2.5. Methodological specs of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites
2.6. Summary
3: Advancements in carbon nano-onions reinforced conjugated matrix nanocomposites
3.1. Prologue
3.2. Polyaniline/carbon nano-onion nanocomposites
3.3. Carbon nano-onions nano-additives in polypyrrole
3.4. Polythiophene derivatives with carbon nano-onions
3.5. Probable solicitations, opportunities and inference
4: Cutting-edge thermoplastic nanocomposites with carbon nano-onions nano-additives
4.1. Preliminary
4.2. Thermoplastic matrices
4.3. Carbon nano-onions in thermoplastics: Polyamide, polystyrene, polyethylene, poly(methyl methacrylate), polyacrylonitrile
4.4. Biodegradable polymers and carbon nano-onions: Chitosan, poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(lactic acid)
4.5. Factual influence of carbon nano-onions on thermoplastic nanomaterials
4.6. Precis
5: Scientific state of carbon-nano-onions filled thermosetting and rubbery matrices
5.1. Overview
5.2. Thermosetting matrices: Epoxy resins
5.3. Epoxy/carbon-nano-onions designs: Microstructure, electrical, thermal, and mechanical profiles
5.4. Implication of thermosets/carbon-nano-onions in anticorrosion, devices and biological fields
5.5. Summation
6: Advanced inorganic nanocomposites containing carbon nano-onions
6.1. Intro
6.2. Scope of heteroatom containing carbon nano-onions
6.3. Carbon nano-onions/metal nanoparticle nanocomposites
6.4. Carbon nano-onions architectures with metal oxides
6.5. Carbon nano-onions/MOF nanomaterials
6.6. Technicalities and conclusions
7: Next-generation carbon nano-onion nanomaterials towards environment and sustainability
7.1. Primer
7.2. Sustainable carbon nanomaterials
7.3. Ecologically sustainable carbon nano-onion nanomaterials for water remediation: Desalination, toxic ions, dyes, and organic matter removal
7.4. Sustainable packaging with carbon nano-onions nano-derivatives
7.5. Carbon nano-onions impression in sustainable agriculture
7.6. Future outlooks and presumptions
8: State-of-the-art carbon nano-onion nanoarchitectures for energy and electronics
8.1. Preface
8.2. Application of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites in photovoltaics
8.3. Supercapacitor devices containing carbon nano-onions
8.4. Advances of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites towards lithium-ion batteries
8.5. Carbon nano-onion designs for sensing applications
8.6. Challenges towards energy and electronic devices
8.7. Summary
9: High-tech carbon nano-onion nanohybrids revealing tribological, anticorrosion and radiation shielding profiles
9.1. Forward
9.2. Tribological behavior of carbon nano-onion nanomaterials
9.3. Carbon nano-onion nanohybrids for anticorrosion purposes
9.4. Radiation shielding aptitude of nano-onions reinforced nanocomposites
9.5. Future forecasts and concluding remarks
10: Biomedical applications of carbon nano-onions based nanocomposites
10.1. Prelude
10.2. Carbon nano-onions: Biocompatibility and toxicity effects
10.3. Probabilities in drug delivery and tissue engineering
10.4. Towards biosensing and bioimaging
10.5. Antibacterial relevance
10.6. Impact of carbon nano-onions and derived nanomaterials on living beings
10.7. Encounters, trends, and sum-up
11: Revolutionary carbon nano-onion nanomaterials—Industry and future
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Carbon nano-onions derived nanocomposites: Evolution from lab—to—industrial scale
11.3. Economic needs and impacts
11.4. Environmental influence of carbon nano-onions deployment at industrial scale
11.5. Crucial challenging factors and forthcomings
11.6. Conclusions Glossary Index
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Structure of carbon nano-onions
1.3. Synthesis of carbon nano-onions
1.4. Physical properties of carbon nano-onions
1.5. Spectroscopic/morphological properties of carbon nano-onions
1.6. Technical significance of carbon nano-onions
1.7. Outlook and conclusions
2: Carbon nano-onions derived nanocomposites
2.1. Preamble
2.2. Carbon nano-onions as nanofillers or nano-additives
2.3. Synthesis strategies for carbon nano-onion nanocomposites
2.4. Microstructure and physical characteristics of carbon nano-onions reinforced nanomaterials
2.5. Methodological specs of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites
2.6. Summary
3: Advancements in carbon nano-onions reinforced conjugated matrix nanocomposites
3.1. Prologue
3.2. Polyaniline/carbon nano-onion nanocomposites
3.3. Carbon nano-onions nano-additives in polypyrrole
3.4. Polythiophene derivatives with carbon nano-onions
3.5. Probable solicitations, opportunities and inference
4: Cutting-edge thermoplastic nanocomposites with carbon nano-onions nano-additives
4.1. Preliminary
4.2. Thermoplastic matrices
4.3. Carbon nano-onions in thermoplastics: Polyamide, polystyrene, polyethylene, poly(methyl methacrylate), polyacrylonitrile
4.4. Biodegradable polymers and carbon nano-onions: Chitosan, poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(lactic acid)
4.5. Factual influence of carbon nano-onions on thermoplastic nanomaterials
4.6. Precis
5: Scientific state of carbon-nano-onions filled thermosetting and rubbery matrices
5.1. Overview
5.2. Thermosetting matrices: Epoxy resins
5.3. Epoxy/carbon-nano-onions designs: Microstructure, electrical, thermal, and mechanical profiles
5.4. Implication of thermosets/carbon-nano-onions in anticorrosion, devices and biological fields
5.5. Summation
6: Advanced inorganic nanocomposites containing carbon nano-onions
6.1. Intro
6.2. Scope of heteroatom containing carbon nano-onions
6.3. Carbon nano-onions/metal nanoparticle nanocomposites
6.4. Carbon nano-onions architectures with metal oxides
6.5. Carbon nano-onions/MOF nanomaterials
6.6. Technicalities and conclusions
7: Next-generation carbon nano-onion nanomaterials towards environment and sustainability
7.1. Primer
7.2. Sustainable carbon nanomaterials
7.3. Ecologically sustainable carbon nano-onion nanomaterials for water remediation: Desalination, toxic ions, dyes, and organic matter removal
7.4. Sustainable packaging with carbon nano-onions nano-derivatives
7.5. Carbon nano-onions impression in sustainable agriculture
7.6. Future outlooks and presumptions
8: State-of-the-art carbon nano-onion nanoarchitectures for energy and electronics
8.1. Preface
8.2. Application of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites in photovoltaics
8.3. Supercapacitor devices containing carbon nano-onions
8.4. Advances of carbon nano-onion nanocomposites towards lithium-ion batteries
8.5. Carbon nano-onion designs for sensing applications
8.6. Challenges towards energy and electronic devices
8.7. Summary
9: High-tech carbon nano-onion nanohybrids revealing tribological, anticorrosion and radiation shielding profiles
9.1. Forward
9.2. Tribological behavior of carbon nano-onion nanomaterials
9.3. Carbon nano-onion nanohybrids for anticorrosion purposes
9.4. Radiation shielding aptitude of nano-onions reinforced nanocomposites
9.5. Future forecasts and concluding remarks
10: Biomedical applications of carbon nano-onions based nanocomposites
10.1. Prelude
10.2. Carbon nano-onions: Biocompatibility and toxicity effects
10.3. Probabilities in drug delivery and tissue engineering
10.4. Towards biosensing and bioimaging
10.5. Antibacterial relevance
10.6. Impact of carbon nano-onions and derived nanomaterials on living beings
10.7. Encounters, trends, and sum-up
11: Revolutionary carbon nano-onion nanomaterials—Industry and future
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Carbon nano-onions derived nanocomposites: Evolution from lab—to—industrial scale
11.3. Economic needs and impacts
11.4. Environmental influence of carbon nano-onions deployment at industrial scale
11.5. Crucial challenging factors and forthcomings
11.6. Conclusions Glossary Index
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: February 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Ayesha Kausar
Ayesha Kausar is affiliated with the National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan. Her current research interests include design, fabrication, characterization, and exploration of structure-property relationships and potential prospects of nanocomposites, polymeric composites/nanocomposites, nanoparticles/polymeric nanoparticles, quantum dots, nanocarbons (graphene, carbon nanotube, nanodiamond, fullerene, etc.), inorganics/hybrid materials, nanofibers, nano-foam architectures, etc. Other book by Dr. Kausar in the nano/materials science and technology fields contributions to include Graphene Quantum Dots and Their Derived Nanocomposites: Fundamentals and Applications, 2025, Three-Dimensional Graphene Nanocomposites: Design, Characteristics, and Technical Potential, 2025, Polymer/Nanodiamond Nanocomposites: Fundamentals, Properties and Applications, 2024, Shape Memory Polymer-Derived Nanocomposites: Materials, Properties, and Applications, 2024, Polymer/Fullerene Nanocomposites: Design and Applications, 2023, Polymeric Nanocomposites with Carbonaceous Nanofillers for Aerospace Applications, 2022, Graphene to Polymer/Graphene Nanocomposites: Emerging Research and Opportunities, 2021, Conducting Polymer-Based Nanocomposites: Fundamentals and Applications, 2021 and Electrical Conductivity in Polymer-Based Composites: Experiments, Modelling, and Applications, 2018.
Affiliations and expertise
National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan