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Molecules 2009, 14, 2095-2110; doi:10.3390/molecule OPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Review Sonochemical Preparation of Polymer Nanocomposites Ke Zhang, Bong-Jun Park, Fei-Fei Fang and Hyoung Jin Choi * Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Korea; E-mails: zk_smallbird@ (K.Z.), bbong96@ (B-J.K.), feifeifang@ (H-J.C.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: hjchoi@inha.ac.kr; Tel.: (+82) 32 860 7486; Fax: (+82) 32 865 5178 Received: 28 April 2009; in revised form: 24 May 2009 / Accepted: 3 June 2009 / Published: 10 June 2009 Abstract: This review covers sonochemical fabrication of polymer nanocomposites. In addition to its application to the synthesis of various polymeric systems, due to its powerful efficiency, sonochemistry has been widely used not only as the assistant of dispersion for nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes (CNT) and organophillic clay, but also as a special initiator to enhance polymerization for fabrication of polymer nanocomposites with CNT and metallic nanoparticles. Recent developments in the preparation of multi-walled carbon nanotube/polymer nanocomposites with polystyrene and PMMA, magnetic particle/CNT composites and polymer/clay nanocomposites along with their physical characteristics and potential engineering applications will be introduced. Physical chara