1 Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites: Recent Developments and Future Prospects; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Background; 2.1 Percolation Theory; 2.2 Conduction Mechanism; 2.3 Characterization of Conductive Network in CPCs; 3 The Design for High-Performance CPCs; 3.1 Conductive Fillers; 3.2 Polymer Matrix; 3.3 The Choice of Fabrication Methods; 3.3.1 Melting Blending; 3.3.2 Solution Mixing; 3.3.3 In Situ Polymerization; 4 The Strategy for Controlling the Morphology of Conductive Filler Network in CPCs; 4.1 Morphology Control by Polymer Blends

4.2 Morphology Control by Thermal Annealing4.3 Morphology Control by Shear Force; 4.4 Morphology Control by Latex Technology; 4.5 Morphology Control by Mixing Different Nanofillers; 4.6 Morphology Control Through Other Methods; 5 Applications of CPCs; 5.1 Sensors; 5.1.1 Temperature Sensors; 5.1.2 Strain Sensor; 5.1.3 Chemical Sensor; 5.1.4 Stretchable Conductor; 5.1.5 Thermoelectric Material; 5.1.6 Electrodes for Energy Storage; 5.1.7 Biomedical Application; 6 Conclusion and Outlook; Acknowledgments; References; 2 Magnetic Nanoparticles-Based Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites; Abstract

1 Introduction2 Synthetic Strategies; 2.1 Mixing or Blending Pre-synthesized Conducting Polymers and Magnetic NPs; 2.2 In Situ Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles into Conducting Polymers; 2.3 In Situ Polymerization in the Presence of Magnetic Nanoparticles; 2.4 Simultaneous Polymerization and Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles; 3 Magneto-Electrical Properties; 3.1 Magnetic Nanoparticles; 3.2 Conducting Polymers; 3.2.1 Characteristics of the Most Common Conducting Polymers; Polyaniline; Polythiophene; Polypyrrole; 3.3 Magneto-Electrical Properties of the Composites; 4 Applications

4.1 Electromagnetic Shielding and Microwave Absorbing Materials4.2 Polymer Solar Cells; 4.3 Sensors; 5 Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Polypyrrole Nanotubes-Silver Nanoparticles Hybrid Nanocomposites: Dielectric, Optical, Antimicrobial and Haemolysis Activity Study; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Present Status and Future Prospects of Conducting Polymer-based Hybrid Nanocomposites; 3 Conducting Polymer-Based Hybrid Nanocomposites; 3.1 Nanocomposites with Metal Nanoparticles; 3.2 Nanocomposites with Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles

3.3 Nanocomposites with Carbon Materials3.4 Conducting Polymer Based Ternary Nanocomposites; 4 Properties and Applications of Conducting Polymer Based Hybrids; 4.1 Nanoelectronics; 4.2 Energy Storage Devices; 4.3 Sensors; 4.4 Microwave Absorption and EMI Shielding; 4.5 Biomedical Applications; 5 Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Studies of Metal-Polypyrrole Nanocomposites; 6 Polypyrrole Nanotubes-Silver Nanoparticles Hybrid Nanocomposites; 6.1 Synthesis; 6.1.1 Synthesis of Polypyrrole Nanotubes; 6.1.2 Preparation of Polypyrrole Nanotubes-Silver Nanoparticles Nanocomposites