1 Photosensitive nanocomposites: environmental and biological applications https://jourcc.com/index.php/jourcc/article/view/jcc217 10.29252/jcc.2.1.7 20.1001.1.26765837.2020.2.2.7.5 1 There has been an extensive investigation in the field of optical applications of nanocomposite materials. To prepare photosensitive nanocomposites, an optically functional phase is embedded in a transparent, processable matrix. This provides the opportunity to utilize the optical properties in other forms including fibers and films, which are more technologically important. Due to expansion of optical materials applications, novel transparent materials and optically functional are required. Recent optical nanocomposites and their applications in different areas especially catalysis and drug delivery have been addressed in this paper. 50 60 Ho Won Jang Seoul National University Republic of Korea hwjang@snu.ac.kr Amir Zareidoost Semnan University Iran info@jourcc.com Mostafa Moradi Sharif University of Technology Iran info@jourcc.com Aliasghar Abuchenari Shahid Bahonar University Iran info@jourcc.com Ameneh Bakhtiari Shahid Chamran University Iran info@jourcc.com Rasul Pouriamanesh Mahshahr Pipe Mill Co. (MPM) Iran info@jourcc.com Behzad Malekpouri Sharif University of Technology Iran info@jourcc.com Azadeh Jafari Rad Omidiyeh Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAU) Iran info@jourcc.com Catalysis Cancer Targeted drug delivery Nanocomposites Article7.pdf [1] S. Ravi, F. Winfred Shashikanth, Magnetic properties of Mo-doped TiO2 nanoparticles: A candidate for dilute magnetic semiconductors, Materials Letters 264 (2020) 127331.##[2] S. Ananthakumar, J. Ramkumar, S.M. 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