PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

By MARY MARTINEZ

PART I: Chemoinformatics and Computational Chemistry1 1 Brownian Motion, Random Trajectory, Diffusion, Fractals, Theory of Chaos, and Dialectics3 2 Revealing Informatics Approach and Its Impact on Physical Chemistry Innovation: Response Surface Methodology (RSM)—Cheminformatics13 3 Macromolecules Visualization: An Emerging Tool of Informatics Innovation33 PART II: Advanced Dielectric Materials57 4 Chemical Modification of Dielectric Elastomers59 5 Transparent Dielectric Materials95 6 High-Tc Superconducting Bi Cuprates: Chasing the Elusive Monophase125 7 Piezoelectric Materials for Nanogenerators151 CONTENTS PART III: New Insights on Nanotechniques175 8 Application of Nanotechnology in Chemical Engineering and Carbon Nanotubes: A Critical Overview and a Vision for the Future177 9 Progress in Polymer Nanocomposites for Electromagnetic Shielding Application197 10 Breakthroughs in Nanofibrous Membranes for Industrial Wastewater Treatment249 11 Genotoxic Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on Marine Invertebrate289 12 Green Synthetic Routes for Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles311 PART IV: Polymer Composites341 13 Preparation, Characterization, and Application of Sustainable Polymers Composites343 14 Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of Electrically Active Methacrylate-Based Polymer–ZnO Nanocomposites for Dielectrics359 PART V: Advanced Case Studies381 15 Studies on Pathogenicity of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Its Control Measures383 16 Review of Anti-Infective Activity of Boric Acid: A Promising Therapeutic Approach395 17 Control of Magnetism by Voltage in Multiferroics: Theory and Prospects409 18 Low-Cost Materials for the Removal of Contaminants from Wastewater433