“…1 The use of inorganic nanoparticles with different shapes, e.g, platelets, spheres or tubes, as fillers in a polymer matrix has attracted increasing interest owing to the attractive properties arising from their small size and large aspect ratios, with applications in structural engineering, drug delivery, etc. 2,3 These polymer nanocomposites can be produced by different methods such as in situ polymerization, 4,5 where the polymerization is performed in the presence of nanoparticles; melt blending, [6][7][8] where a polymer is blended with nanoparticles and then annealed at a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the polymer to form the nanocomposite; or solution blending, [9][10][11] where the blending of polymer and nanoparticles is performed in a suitable solvent. For the production of waterborne nanocomposites for application as paints, coatings and adhesives, two main methods have been reported: (1) emulsion mixing and (2) in situ polymerization in suspension, 12 emulsion [13][14][15][16] and miniemulsion.…”