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Liquid Crystal Polymer Nanocomposites
- 1st Edition - January 6, 2022
- Editors: P.M. Visakh, Artem Semkin, Zeynep Guven Ozdemir
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 1 2 8 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 1 6 3 - 1
Liquid Crystal Polymer Nanocomposites summarizes, in a comprehensive manner, numerous modern technical research accomplishments on the development of nanocomposites from liquid cr… Read more
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Request a sales quoteLiquid Crystal Polymer Nanocomposites summarizes, in a comprehensive manner, numerous modern technical research accomplishments on the development of nanocomposites from liquid crystalline polymers. It emphasizes various studies at the nano-scale, including discussions of liquid crystalline block copolymers, liquid crystalline epoxy nanocomposites, barrier property studies of liquid crystalline epoxy and their nanocomposites, liquid crystalline polymer-based microfibrillar and nanofibrillar composites, liquid crystalline polymer/nanoplatelet nanocomposites, liquid-crystalline elastomer/graphene oxide nanocomposites, and thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers. It provides detailed information on methods of preparation, the properties of these materials and a discussion on the structure-properties relationship.
With an emphasis on data and experimental results, the book's authors illustrate how the liquid crystal structure can have an impact on the final properties of nanocomposite.
- Contains contributions from leading experts working in this specialized field of research
- Provides detailed information on the preparation, characterization and application of nanocomposites of liquid crystalline polymers
- Presents solutions to both fundamental and applied problems
Academic and industrial researchers working in liquid crystalline polymers, materials scientists, engineers.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Editors biography
- Chapter 1: Liquid crystal polymer nanocomposites: Challenges and opportunities
- Abstract
- 1.1: Liquid crystalline elastomer based nanocomposites
- 1.2: Liquid crystalline polymer/nanoplatelet nanocomposites
- 1.3: Thermotropic liquid crystalline/multi-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposites
- 1.4: Liquid crystals/liquid crystal polymers nanocomposites for memory applications
- 1.5: Liquid crystalline polymer-based bio-nanocomposites for spectroscopic applications
- 1.6: Electro-optical response of a monolayer polymer dispersed nematic liquid crystal film doped with surfactant
- 1.7: Liquid crystal and liquid crystal polymer antennas
- 1.8: Polymers for confinement of liquid crystals: Influence of inorganic inclusions
- 1.9: Quantum, all-atom and coarse-grained molecular modeling of liquid crystal polymers
- References
- Chapter 2: Liquid crystalline elastomer based nanocomposites
- Abstract
- 2.1: Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCE)
- 2.2: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3: Liquid crystalline polymer/nanoplatelet nanocomposites
- Abstract
- 3.1: Introduction to nanoplatelet
- 3.2: Liquid crystalline polymer/nanoplatelet nanocomposites
- 3.3: Conclusion and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 4: Thermotropic liquid crystalline/multiwalled carbon nanotubes nanocomposites
- Abstract
- 4.1: Liquid crystals
- 4.2: Thermotropic liquid crystalline/multiwalled carbon nanotubes composites
- 4.3: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5: Liquid crystals/liquid crystal polymers nanocomposites for memory applications
- Abstract
- 5.1: Introduction
- 5.2: Phenomena of memory effect in liquid crystals, liquid crystal polymers and their nanocomposites
- 5.3: Experimental methods to observe memory effect
- 5.4: Memory effect in conventional liquid crystals
- 5.5: Memory effect in liquid crystal polymers and their nanocomposites
- 5.6: Applications of LCs/LCPs based memory effect
- 5.7: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6: Liquid crystalline polymer-based bio-nanocomposites for spectroscopic applications
- Abstract
- 6.1: Introduction
- 6.2: Experimental details: Synthesis of materials and methodology
- 6.3: Spectroscopy and microscopic investigations
- 6.4: Novel applications: Liquid crystalline polymer and bio-nanocomposites
- 6.5: Future aspects and outlook
- References
- Chapter 7: Electro-optical response of a monolayer polymer dispersed nematic liquid crystal film doped with surfactant
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 7.1: Introduction
- 7.2: Ionic modification of surface anchoring in PDLC films
- 7.3: Optical model to describe small-angle light scattering
- 7.4: The anomalous diffraction approximation for describing the scattering amplitude matrix of a nematic droplet. Arbitrary director configuration
- 7.5: Simulation of the droplet director configuration
- 7.6: Small-angle structure of the scattered light: Effect of symmetry breaking
- 7.7: Coherent transmittance of PDLC monolayer: Quenching effect
- 7.8: Small-angle distribution of light at the quenching effect implementation
- 7.9: Comparison of the theoretical and experimental data
- 7.10: Effective medium approximation
- 7.11: Multilayer films. Electrically controlled photonic band gaps
- 7.12: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 8: Liquid crystal and liquid crystal polymer antennas
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 8.1: Introduction
- 8.2: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9: Polymers for confinement of liquid crystals: Influence of inorganic inclusions
- Abstract
- 9.1: Introduction
- 9.2: Materials and methods
- 9.3: Results and discussion
- 9.4: Applications
- 9.5: Outlook
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 304
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 6, 2022
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128221280
- eBook ISBN: 9780128221631
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P.M. Visakh
Dr. Visakh P.M. is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Department of Physical Electronics, TUSUR University, Tomsk, Russia. He obtained his PhD, MPhil and MSc degrees at the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He has been invited as a visiting researcher at universities and institutes in 12 different countries, and has presented at numerous international conferences. Dr. Visakh has published several edited books, as well as contributing over 30 book chapters, and acts as guest editor for 4 international journals. His areas of research include polymer science, polymer nanocomposites, material science, bio-nanocomposites, rubber-based nanocomposites, fire retardant polymers, liquid crystalline polymers, and silicon sensors.
Affiliations and expertise
Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Department of Physical Electronics, TUSUR University, Tomsk, RussiaAS
Artem Semkin
Dr. Artem Semkin (MSc, PhD) is currently working as a scientist in Department of Microwave and Quantum Radio Engineering, Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, Tomsk, Russia. He obtained his PhD from Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics. He has published more than 80 publications with more than 160 citations. His areas of research include: Polymer Sciences, Optics, Photonics, Photopolymers, Liquid Crystals, photopolymeric and liquid crystalline compositions.
Affiliations and expertise
Scientist, Department of Microwave and Quantum Radio Engineering, Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, Tomsk, RussiaZO
Zeynep Guven Ozdemir
Zeynep Guven Ozdemir works at Yildiz Technical University in the Faculty of Science and Letts, Department of Physics, Instanbul, Besitas, Turkey.
Affiliations and expertise
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