Carbon nanotube polymer composites / Alan Kin-Tak Lau -- Processing, properties, and flow behavior of carbon nanofiber-based polymeric nanocomposites / Khalid Lafdi -- Rheology in polymer/clay nanocomposites : mesoscale structure development and soft glassy dynamics / Masami Okamoto -- Polymer/graphite nanocomposites / Guohua Chen and Weifeng Zhao -- Polymer nanocomposite flammability and flame retardancy / Alexander B. Morgan -- Animal-based fiber-reinforced biocomposites / Hoi-Yan Cheung -- Biopolymeric nanofibers for tissue engineering / Yogita Krishnamachari -- Potential use of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) for biocomposite development / Perrine Bordes, Eric Pottet, and Luc Avใaerous -- The reductionist approach to the molecular and supramolecular structures of elastin / Antonio Mario Tamburro -- Elastin and elastin-based polymers / Daniela Quaglino, Deanna Guerra, and Ivonne Pasquali Ronchetti -- PLA-based bio-and nanocomposites / Johannes Ganster and Hans-Peter Fink -- Nanomaterials formulation and toxicity impact / Khalid Lafdi