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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.
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
Chapter 1: Thermoset-Thermoplastic Nanostructured Blends
Chapter 2: Thermoplastic-Thermoset Nanostructured Polymer Blends
Chapter 3: Liquid Crystalline Nanostructured Polymer Blends
Chapter 4: Thermoplastics Polymers Reinforced with Natural Fibers
Chapter 5: Aerogels and Foamed Nanostructured Polymer Blends
Chapter 6: Nanomembrane Materials Based on Polymer Blends
Chapter 7: Polymers with Nano-Encapsulated Functional Polymers
Chapter 8: Polymers with Nano-Encapsulated Functional Polymers: Encapsulated Phase Change Materials
Chapter 9: Polymers with Nano-Encapsulated Functional Polymers: Encapsulated Nanoparticles for Treatment of Cancer Cells
Chapter 10: Carbon Containing Nanostructured Polymer Blends
Chapter 11: Immiscible Polymer Blends Stabilized with Nanophase
Chapter 12: Nanostructured Polymer Blends for Gas/Vapor Barrier and Dielectric Applications
Chapter 13: Polyhydroxyalkanoates and Their Nanobiocomposites With Cellulose Nanocrystals
Chapter 14: Crystallization and Morphological Changes in Nanostructured Polymer Blends
Chapter 15: Phase Structures in Thin Films of Nanostructured Polymer Blends
Chapter 16: Mechanisms of Toughening in Nanostructured Polymer Blends
Chapter 17: Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Nanostructured Polymer Blends
Appendix
Index
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Prof. Sabu Thomas is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering and the Director of the School of Energy Materials at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science & Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) in Thiruvananthapuram, 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.
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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.