Design and Applications of Nanostructured Polymer Blends and Nanocomposite Systems

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-323-39408-6
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 442 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1110 g

Design and Applications of Nanostructured Polymer Blend and Nanocomposite Systems offers readers an intelligent, thorough introduction to the design and applications of this new generation of designer polymers with customized properties. The book assembles and covers, in a unified way, the state-of-the-art developments of this less explored type of material.

With a focus on nanostructured polymer blends, the book discusses the science of nanostructure formation and the potential performance benefits of nanostructured polymer blends and composites for applications across many sectors: electronics, coatings, adhesives, energy (photovoltaics), aerospace, automotive, and medical devices (biocompatible polymers). The book also describes the design, morphology, and structure of nanostructured polymer composites and blends to achieve specific properties.

Zielgruppe

<p>Polymer engineers, product designers, researchers and materials scientists within universities, independent research organizations, and government and R&D/industry master, graduate, PhD and post-doc students of polymer science, materials science and nanotechnology.</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thomas, Sabu

Shanks, Robert

Chandran, Sarath

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Verbundwerkstoffe
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Polymerwerkstoffe
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Biomaterialien, Nanomaterialien, Kohlenstoff
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nanotechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der Kunststoffe und Polymere

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Thermoset-thermoplastic Nanostructured Blends
2. Thermoplastic-thermoset Nanostructured Blends
3. Liquid Crystalline Nanostructured Polymer Blends
4. Thermoplastics Polymers Reinforced with Natural Fibres
5. Aerogels and Foamed Nanostructured Polymer Blends
6. Nanomembrane Materials Based upon Polymer Blends
7. Polymers with Nano-encapsulated Functional Polymers
8. Encapsulated Nanoparticles for Treatment of Cancer Cells
9. Encapsulated Phase Change Materials
10. Carbon Containing Nanostructured Polymer Blends
11. Immiscible or Incompatible Polymer Blends Stabilized with Nanophase
12. Nanostructured Polymer Blends for Gas--Vapor Barrier and Dielectric Applications
13. Polyhydroxyalkanoates and their Nanobiocomposites with Cellulose Nanocrystals
14. Crystallization and Morphology Changes in Nanostructured Polymers Blends
15. Phase Structures in Thin Films of Nanostructured Polymer Blends
16. Mechanism of Toughening in Nanostructured Polymer Blends
17. Hydrophobic--Hydrophilic Nanostructured Polymer Blends

Über Autor(innen)

Chandran, Sarath
Dr. Sarathchandran C currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Science and Humanities, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Chennai. He obtained his Ph. D. in 2016 from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.

Thomas, Sabu
Prof. Sabu Thomas is the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science & Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) in Thiruvananthapuram, India. Additionally, he is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering and the Director of the School of Energy Materials at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He is the founder director of the International and Inter-university Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University and the former Vice-Chancellor of the same institution.

Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Dr. Thomas has been conferred with Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, France.