The work reported in the book deals with the surface modifications of
the organic and inorganic substrates in order to achieve special
applications. Inorganic montmorillonite layered silicate surfaces were
organically modified to generate polymer-clay nanocomposites for
permeation- barrier packaging films, whereas surface properties of
polymer particles were modified by polymerization of thermally sensitive
polymer brushes from the surface to be used for chromatographic
separations.