Non-Thermal Plasma Technology for Polymeric Materials
Applications in Composites, Nanostructured Materials, and Biomedical Fields
- 1st Edition - October 11, 2018
- Editors: Sabu Thomas, Miran Mozetic, Uros Cvelbar, Petr Spatenka, K.M. Praveen
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 3 1 5 2 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 3 1 5 3 - 4
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- Enables materials scientists and engineers to deploy plasma technology for surface treatment, characterization and analysis of polymeric materials
- Reviews the state-of-the-art in plasma technology for polymer synthesis and processing
- Presents detailed coverage of the most advanced applications for plasma polymerization, particularly in medicine and biomedical engineering, areas such as implants, biosensors and tissue engineering
Academics, researchers, scientists, engineers and students in the field of plasma technology and polymer science
1. Introduction to polymeric materials
2. Introduction to plasma
3. Plasma assisted polymer synthesis and processing
4. Plasma assisted polymer modifications
5. Plasma induced polymeric coatings
6. Application of plasma in printed surfaces and print quality
7. Plasma treatment of fibers and powders
8. Plasma treatment of polymeric membranes
9. Wettability Analysis and Water absorption studies of plasma activated polymeric materials
10. Microscopic Analysis of plasma activated polymeric materials
11. Spectroscopic Analysis of plasma activated polymeric materials
12. SIMS and Nano SIMS Analysis of plasma activated polymeric materials
13. Scattering Techniques (Light, X-ray and Neutron) to analyse plasma activated polymeric materials
14. XPS Anaysis of plasma activated polymeric materials
15. Plasma modified polymeric materials for scaffolding of bone tissue engineering
16. Plasma modified polymeric materials for implant applications
17. Plasma modified polymeric materials for biosensors / bio device applications
18. Plasma modified polymeric materials for bio packaging
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 11, 2018
- Language: English
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Sabu Thomas
Dr. Sabu Thomas (Ph.D.) is the Director of the School of Energy Materials, School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He received his Ph. D. in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, and a member of the American Chemical Society. He has been ranked no.1 in India about the number of publications (most productive scientists). Prof. Thomas’s research group specialized areas of polymers which includes Polymer blends, Fiber filled polymer composites, Particulate-filled polymer composites and their morphological characterization, Ageing and degradation, Pervaporation phenomena, sorption and diffusion, Interpenetrating polymer systems, Recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers, Elastomer cross-linking, Dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. Prof. Thomas’s research group has extensive exchange programs with different industries, research, and academic institutions all over the world and is performing world-class collaborative research in various fields. Professors Centre is equipped with various sophisticated instruments and has established state-of-the-art experimental facilities which cater to the needs of researchers within the country and abroad. His H Index- 133, Google Citations- 86424, Number of Publications- 1300, and Books-160.
Affiliations and expertise
Director of the School of Energy Materials, Founder Director of the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Professor in the School of Chemical Sciences, the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and the School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, IndiaMM
Miran Mozetic
Miran Mozetič is Professor and Head of the Department of Surface Engineering and Optoelectronics at the Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia. He is the leader of a research group working on generation and characterization of highly reactive gaseous plasma, interdisciplinary research on interaction of non-equilibrium plasma with organic materials, plasma nanoscience, as well as development of different technologies for
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Head, Department of Surface Engineering and Optoelectronics, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, SloveniaUC
Uros Cvelbar
Dr Uroš Cvelbar is a full professor and the head of the Department of Gaseous Electronics at the Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia. In addition, he serves as a professor, predominantly instructing postgraduate courses at the University of Ljubljana and various other European universities. Professor Cvelbar holds the esteemed title of Erudite professor in India, serves as a visiting professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and is a distinguished member of the Club of Rome (Slovenian Association) and a fellow of WAAS (World Academy of Arts and Sciences).
Affiliations and expertise
Full Professor, Jozef Stefan Institute, SloveniaPS
Petr Spatenka
Petr Špatenka is Head of the Department of Materials Engneering at the Czech Technical University in Prague. He is also Director of the Department of Applied Physics and Technoloy at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, and Co-owner of SufaceTreat, a company focused on plasma technology.
Affiliations and expertise
Head of the Department of Materials Engneering, Czech Technical University, PragueKP
K.M. Praveen
Praveen KM is a Research Scholar, International and Inter University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India, and Université de Bretagne-Sud, France
Affiliations and expertise
Research Scholar, International and Interuniversity Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India, and Universite de Bretagne-Sud, FranceRead Non-Thermal Plasma Technology for Polymeric Materials on ScienceDirect