Functionalized Engineering Materials and Their Applications

ISBN-13: 9781774636732 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 380 str.

Sabu Thomas; Nandakumar Kalarikkal; Pious C. V.

Opis

This book presents a diverse selection of cutting-edge research on the development of polymeric materials and nanomaterials for new and different applications. These include electrical applications, biomedical applications, sensing applications, coating applications, and others.

Spis treści

Behavior of Cement Composites with Micro and Nano Mineral Admixtures. Smart Material for Sensing , Catalysis and Coating: Nano Bi and Trimetallic Particles. Macroscopic and Impedance Study of PVC/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposties. Study of Morphology and Electrical Properties of Pure and Hybrid Polymer Composites. Numerical Modelling of Buckling Phenomenon in Carbon Nanotubes Filled with ZnS. Experimental Investigations on the Influence of Industrial By-Products on Highly Flowable High Strength Concrete. Synthesis, Characterization and Electrical Properties of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles. Synthesis and Characterisation of Silane Modified Chitosan/Epoxy Composites. Homogenized CAE Representation of a LD-GMT Automotive Headliner Substrate Using Rate-Dependent Plasticity Models in LS-DYNA. Review of Strength Characterizing Methodologies in Concretes. Solid Particles Stabilized (Pickering) Emulsion Polymers. Chemical Modification of Major Milk Protein (Casein): Synthesis, Characterization and Application. Electron Beam Deposition of Hydroxyapatite Coating on Polyamide Substrate for Biomedical Application. Synthesis and Characterization of Templated Polyanilines: A New Class of Polymeric Materials. Effect of Processing Parameters on Physico- Mechanical Properties of Visible Light Cure Composites. Effect of Carbon Black on Microstructure, Macromolecular Behavior of Nitrile Butadiene Rubber/Thermoplastic Polyurethane Composites. Synthesis of ‘Sea Urchin’-Like Microstructure h-MoO3 by Chemical Bath Deposition. Defect-Assembled Nanoparticles in Liquid Crystalline Matrices. Morphological and Dynamic Mechanical Behavior of Graphene Oxide Filled Polyvinylidene Fluoride. A Theoretical Study on the Physico-Mechanical Behavior of Polyester Composites Using Different Classes of Natural Fiber Reinforcements. Supramolecular Polymer (UPy-PEGMA)-based Solid Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium Ion Battery Application.

O autorze

Sabu Thomas, PhD, is the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University and Founding Director of the International and Inter University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is also a full professor of polymer science and engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences of the same university. A prolific author and researcher, Professor Thomas has over 600 publications to his credit and has been cited over 23,683 times at last count.

Nandakumar Kalarikkal, PhD, is the Director of the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology as well as an Associate Professor in the School of Pure and Applied Physics at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. He has published more than 80 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and has co-edited many books.

Pious C. V. is a research scholar at the School of Chemical Sciences of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is an MTech graduate in polymer science and engineering. His current area of research is the development of supertough thermosets from self-assembled epoxy/amphiphilic block copolymer systems.

Zakiah Ahmad, PhD, is a Professor in the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Head of Division (Structure and Materials) at the Universtiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. She is currently a member of the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), the International Association of Concrete Technology, and the Malaysian Forest Product Association.

Józef Tadeusz Haponiuk, PhD, is a Professor and Head of the Department of Polymer Technology, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. The research activities of Professor Haponiuk include chemical technology; polymer engineering, polymer characterization, chemistry and technology of polymers and rubber, thermal analysis of polymers, and materials science.