Handbook of Carbon Nanotubes

ISBN-13: 9783030913458 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 2108 str.

Jiji Abraham;Sabu Thomas;Nandakumar Kalarikkal

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This Handbook covers the fundamentals of carbon nanotubes (CNT), their composites with different polymeric materials (both natural and synthetic) and their potential advanced applications. Three different parts dedicated to each of these aspects are provided, with chapters written by worldwide experts in the field. It provides in-depth information about this material serving as a reference book for a broad range of scientists, industrial practitioners, graduate and undergraduate students, and other professionals in the fields of polymer science and engineering, materials science, surface science, bioengineering and chemical engineering. Part 1 comprises 22 chapters covering early stages of the development of CNT, synthesis techniques, growth mechanism, the physics and chemistry of CNT, various innovative characterization techniques, the need of functionalization and different types of functionalization methods as well as the different properties of CNT. A full chapter is devoted to theory and simulation aspects. Moreover, it pursues a significant amount of work on life cycle analysis of CNT and toxicity aspects. Part 2 covers CNT-based polymer nanocomposites in approximately 23 chapters. It starts with a short introduction about polymer nanocomposites with special emphasis on CNT-based polymer nanocomposites, different manufacturing techniques as well as critical issues concerning CNT-based polymer nanocomposites. The text deeply reviews various classes of polymers like thermoset, elastomer, latex, amorphous thermoplastic, crystalline thermoplastic and polymer fibers used to prepare CNT based polymer composites. It provides detailed awareness about the characterization of polymer composites. The morphological, rheological, mechanical, viscoelastic, thermal, electrical, electromagnetic shielding properties are discussed in detail. A chapter dedicated to the simulation and multiscale modelling of polymer nanocomposites is an additional attraction of this part of the Handbook. Part 3 covers various potential applications of CNT in approximately 27 chapters. It focuses on individual applications of CNT including mechanical applications, energy conversion and storage applications, fuel cells and water splitting, solar cells and photovoltaics, sensing applications, nanofluidics, nanoelectronics and microelectronic devices, nano-optics, nanophotonics and nano-optoelectronics, non-linear optical applications, piezo electric applications, agriculture applications, biomedical applications, thermal materials, environmental remediation applications, anti-microbial and antibacterial properties and other miscellaneous applications and multi-functional applications of CNT based polymer nanocomposites. One chapter is fully focussed on carbon nanotube research developments: published papers and patents. Risks associated with carbon nanotubes and competitive analysis of carbon nanotubes with other carbon allotropes are also addressed in this Handbook.

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Part 1:

Carbon nanotube- Fundamentals and fascinating attributes

1 History and Development of Carbon Nanotubes

2 Synthesis methods for Carbon nanotubes

1.      Introduction

2.      Arc Discharge Method

3.      Laser Ablation Method

4.      Chemical Vapour Deposition Method

5.      Hydrothermal Synthesis

6.      Electrolysis

7.      Solar Technique

8.      Conclusions

9.      References

 

3 Carbon nanotube Growth mechanisms

 

1.      Vapour phase growth

2.      Liquid phase growth.

3.      Solid phase growth

4.      The crystallization model

5.      Catalytically assisted growth mechanism

6.      Existing challenges and future directions

 

4 Chemistry of Carbon nanotube structures

 

1.      Introduction

2.      Structure

3.      Chemical bonding

4.      Bonding models

5.      Chemical Reactivity

6.      Functionalization Chemistry

7.      Doping Chemistry

8.      Supramolecular chemistry

9.      Catalytic chemistry

10.  Photochemistry

11.  Purification of cnt

12.  Conclusions

13.  References

 

5 Physics of Carbon nanotubes structures

 

1.      Introduction

2.      Electronic States

3.      Fundamental parameters and relations for carbon nanotubes

4.      Symmetry of carbon nanotubes

5.      Elastic Continuum Models of Phonons in Carbon Nanotubes

 

6 Innovative approaches in Characterization of Carbon nanotube

 

1.      Infrared spectroscopy

2.      UV–visible spectroscopy

3.      Photoluminescence spectroscopy

4.      X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)<

5.      X-ray diffraction

6.      Raman spectroscopy

7.      Neutron diffraction

8.      Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)

9.      Transmission electron microscopy

10.  Atomic force microscopy

 

7 Mechanics of Carbon nanotube

 

1.      Basic mechanical properties: stiffness, strength, toughness

2.      Elastic properties of CNT

3.      Theoretical results on elastic constants of nanotubes

4.      Nonlinear elastic behaviour

5.      Strength and fracture

8 Optical properties of Carbon nanotube

 

1.     

2.      Electronic structure of carbon nanotube

3.      Optical absorption

4.      Luminescence

5.      fluorescence

6.      Raman scattering

7.      Rayleigh scattering.

 

9 Thermal properties of Carbon nanotube

 

1.      Introduction

2.      Specific Heat

3.      Specific Heat of Nanotubes

4.      Thermal Stability of Nanotubes

5.      Thermal conductivity

6.      Thermal Conductivity: Theory

7.      Ballistic Conduction

10 Electronic and  electronic transport properties of Carbon nanotube

 

1.      Energy dispersion  relations

2.      Density of states

3.      Electronic transport

4.      Field emission and total energy distribution

5.      Band structures in a magnetic field

6.      Curvature effects: Beyond the zone-folding model

7.      Nanotube bundle and multiwall system

8.      Structural defects in carbon nanotubes

9.      Conductance Quantization in One Dimension

10.  Metallic Single-Walled Nanotubes

11.  Semiconducting Single-Walled Nanotubes

12.  Summary of Electronic Transport Properties

11 Electrical properties of Carbon nanotube

 

1.      Conductance of Carbon Nanotube Systems

2.      Dynamic Conductance of Carbon Nanotubes

3.      Semiconducting CNTs

4.      Superconductivity

5.      Thermoelectric Properties

6.      Photoconductivity and Luminescence

 

12 Field emission from Carbon nanotube

 

1.      Field Emission Basics

2.      Emitter Characteristics

3.      Field Emission Mechanism

4.      Single nanotube field emitter

5.      Nanotube film field emitter

6.      Macroscopic CNT structures

7.      Field emission induced luminescence

 

13 Physical Properties of Carbon nanotubes

1.      Ability to be manipulated

2.      Electronic structure

3.      Hardness

4.      Impervious to Environmental Factors

5.      One Dimensional Transport

6.      Strength

7.      Toxicity

14 Why functionalization of Carbon nanotube

1.      Aggregation and poor solubility of carbon nanotubes

2.      To resolve dispersion problems

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15 Dispersion of Carbon nanotube

1.      Current approaches for dispersing carbon nanotubes

2.      Characterization of CNT dispersion

3.      Water-soluble dispersions of carbon nanotubes

4.      Dispersions of carbon nanotubes in organic solvents

5.      Stabilization of carbon nanotube dispersions by polymers

6.      Carbon Nanotube Dispersion – High Viscosity Material

7.      Carbon Nanotube Dispersion – Medium Viscosity Material

8.      Carbon Nanotube Dispersion – Low Viscosity Material

16 Covalent functionalization of Carbon nanotube

 

1.      Oxidation

2.      Esterification/Amidation

3.      Halogenation reactions

4.      Cycloaddition

5.      Radical addition

6.      Nucleophilic addition

7.      Electrophilic addition<

 

17 Non covalent functionalization of Carbon nanotube

 

1.      Polynuclear aromatic compounds

2.      Biomolecules

3.      π-π stacking and electrostatic interactions

4.     Non covalent endohedral functionalization

 

18 Other functionalization methods

1.      Functionalization with Nanoparticles

2.      Substitutional Doping

    

19 Hetro atom Doped CNT and their properties

 

1.      Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes

2.      Carbon nanotubes doped with heteroatoms other than nitrogen

20 CNT based hybrid materials

 

1.      Hybrid materials based on carbon nanotubes and metal oxides

2.      Hybrid materials based on carbon nanotubes and metals

3.      Hybrid materials based on carbon nanotubes and other inorganic carbonaceous materials

4.      Hybrid materials based on carbon nanotubes and other organic  materials

 

21 Theory, calculations, modelling and simulation for Carbon nanotube

 

1.      Introduction

2.      models of CNT growth

3.      Electronic structure calculations

4.      Mechanical models

5.      Molecular dynamics simulation

    

22 The main challenges of Carbon nanotube

 

1.      lack of a detailed understanding of the nanotube growth mechanism

2.      lack of control of the synthesis process to produce nanotubes with a desired diameter and chirality.

3.      Proper dispersion

4.      Release characteristics of selected carbon nanotube polymer composites

 

23 Life cycle analysis of Carbon nanotube
 

1.      Environmental  effects of Carbon nanotube

2.      Health impacts  Carbon nanotube

3.      Life Cycle Assessment

4.      Inventory Analysis

5.      Emerging technologies in life cycle impacts

6.      Life cycle modelling

7.      LCA and its social imapacts

8.      Strategy to Overcome Existing Gaps

24 The current market for CNT materials and products

 

1.      Carbon nanotubes manufacturers

2.      Raw Material suppliers

3.      Traders, distributors, and suppliers of carbon nanotubes

4.      Regional manufacturers’ associations and general carbon nanotubes associations

5.      Government and regional agencies and research organizations

6.      Investment research firms

7.      Market Outlook

8.      Global demand for carbon nanotubes

9.      Regulations and standards

10.  Competition from other materials

 

25 Competitive analysis of carbon nanotubes with other carbon allotropes

1.      Comparative properties

2.      Cost and production

3.      Carbon nanotube  hybrids

4.      Competitive market analysis of carbon nanotubes and other  carbon allotropes

Part 2

CNT based Polymer composites- Fabrication and Characterization

 

1 Structure–property relationships in polymer nanocomposites             

 

1.            Introduction

2.            structure–property relationships in CNT-polymer nanocomposites

3.            structure–property relationships in POSS-polymer nanocomposites

4.            structure–property relationships in Clay/graphene/LDH-polymer nanocomposites

5.            Effects of nanoparticles on the glass-formation in polymer nanocomposites

6.            Effects of nanoparticles on the percolation threshold  in polymer nanocomposites

7.            Mechanisms for nanoparticle clustering and effects on material properties

8.            Nanoparticle self-assembly

 

2             Manufacturing Techniques for CNT-Polymer composites           

1.            Solution based

2.            In-situ polymerisation

3.            Melt mixing

4.            Latex stage mixing

5.            Interface modification

6.            Use of a third component

7.            Other methods

 

3             Carbon Nanotube Composites: Critical Issues  

1.            Carbon Nanotubes

2.            Structure control of CNTs

3.            The problem of  CNT Bundles

4.            Dispersion of CNTs within polymer matrix

5.            Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Interfaces

6.            Nanocomposite Morphology

7.            Contacts between individual CNTs

8.            Other problems

 

4             Dispersion and alignment of carbon nanotubes in polymer matrix         

1.            the principles and techniques for CNT dispersion

2.            The effects of CNT dispersion on the properties of CNT/polymer nanocomposites

 

5             Amorphous thermoplastic/CNT based composites        

1.            Polyamideimide

2.            Polyethersulphone

3.            Polyetherimide

4.            Polyarylate

5.            Polysulphone

6.            Polyamide (amorphous)

7.            Polymethylmethacrylate

8.            Polyvinylchloride

9.            Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

10.          Polystyrene

 

6             Semi-crystalline thermoplastic/CNT based composites <

1.            Polyetheretherketone

2.            Polytetrafluoroethylene

3.            Polyamide 6,6

4.            Polyamide 11

5.            Polyphenylene sulphide

6.            Polyethylene terephthalate

7.            Polypropylene

8.            High Density Polyethylene

9.            Low Density Polyethylene

 

7             Thermoset/CNT based composites       

1.            Polyester

2.            Epoxy resin

3.            Polyimides

 

8             CNT-filled Elastomer composites            

1.            Natural rubber

2.            Acrylic Rubber (ACM)

3.            Butadiene Rubber (BR)

4.            Butyl Rubber (IIR)

<5.            Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene (CSM)/ Hypalon

6.            Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM)

7.            Fluoroelastomers (FKM)/ Viton

8.            Isoprene Rubber (IR)

9.            Nitrile Rubber (NBR)

10.          Perfluoroelastomer (FFKM)

11.          Polychloroprene (CR)/ Neoprene

12.          Polysulfide Rubber (PSR)

13.          Silicone Rubber (SiR)

14.          Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR)

 

9             Latex based/CNT composites   

1.            NR Latex/CNT

2.            Synthetic rubber latex/CNT

 

10           nanocomposites based on polymer  blends and CNT    

1.            miscible polymer blend

2.            Immiscible polymer blend

3.            Interpenetrating polymer network

4.            Compatible polymer blend

 

11           Fibers/CNT        

1.            Introduction

2.            Micro-Structural Development in Polymer/CNT Fibers

3.            CNT Structure and Dispersion

4.            Orientation and Alignment Effects

5.            Prospects and Challenges for Processing Polymer/CNT Composites with Controlled Structural Development

 

12           Carbon nanotubes embedded in polymer nanofibers by electrospinning          

1.            Electro spinning of multi walled carbon nanotubes- polymer composites

 

13           X-ray scattering investigation of CNT-polymer composites

1.            Basic principles

2.            X-ray scattering methods

3.            Wide angle X-ray diffraction

4.            Small angle X-ray scattering

5.            X-ray scattering methods

6.            Morphology of carbon nanotubes

7.            Morphology of polymer-CNT nanocomposites

8.            crystalline disorder

9.            orientation analysis;

10.          phase analysis

 

14           Neutron scattering investigation of CNT-polymer composites

1.            Basic principles

2.            SANS methods and instrumentation

3.            elucidating structural information

4.            morphology

5.            phase transition

6.            Inhomogeneities and deformation mechanisms

 

15           Structural investigation of CNT-polymer composites by FTIR, UV, NMR and Raman spectroscopy

1.            FTIR

2.            UV-Visible spectroscopy

3.            NMR

4.            Raman Spectroscopy

 

16           Mechanical properties of carbon nanotube–polymer composites         

1.            Tensile strength

2.            Abrasion resistance

3.            Hardness

4.            Compression strength

5.            specific strength

6.            toughness

7.            Resilence

8.            Impact properties

9.            Flexural properties

10.          Friction and wear properties

11.          Thermomechanical analysis

12.          Dynamic mechanical analysis

13.          Creep, stress relaxation, hysteresis

14.          Anisotropic mechanical behaviour

15.          Modelling and Simulation<

 

17           Crystallization behavior of carbon nanotube− polymer nanocomposites

1.            Measurements of radial growth rates of spherulites

2.            Measurements of isothermal crystallization kinetics of iPP/CNTs by using DSC

3.            Nonisothermal Crystallization Kinetics

 

18           Self-healing and shape memory effects of CNT based polymer composites      

1.            Self-healing: concept and materials

2.            Self-healing of CNT based polymer nanocomposites: chemistry and applications

3.            Theoretical study of self-healing polymer nanocomposites

4.            Shape memory effect: definitions and characterization

5.            Reinforcement of shape memory polymers

6.            Reinforcement of shape memory polymers with CNT

7.            Challenges

8.            Future outlook

 

19           Thermal characterizations CNT-Polymer composites

1.            Thermal stability

2.            Thermal conductivity: definition, mechanisms and parameters

3.            Modeling of thermal conductivity in composites

4.            Thermal glass transition

5.            Flame retardancy

6.            Synergism between nanocomposites and flame retardants

7.            Heat distortion temperature

 

20           Morphological characterizations CNT-Polymer composites

1.            TEM

2.            SEM

3.            Scanning probe microscopy

4.            AFM

5.            Optical microscopy

 

21           Rheological studies of CNT-Polymer composites

1.            theory practice and the new challenges in rheology of polymer nanocomposite

2.            Rheological properties of polymer/carbon nanotube composites

3.            Off-line” rheometry

4.            “In-line” rheometry

5.            Dilute regime: below the percolation threshold

6.            Semi-dilute regime: dispersion and percolation

7.            linear viscoelasticity

8.            non- linear viscoelasticity

9.            Steady shear viscosity

10.          Dynamic shear rheology

 

22           Dielectric and Electrical conductivity studies of CNT-Polymer composites           

1.            Electrical percolation

2.            Effects of filler attributes

3.            Effects of nanocomposite microstructure

4.            Effects of polymer matrix properties

5.            Dielectric measurements

 

23           EMI shielding studies of CNT-Polymer composites

1.            electromagnetic theory

2.            foundations of the strategies to be employed to design efficient EMI shielding materials

3.            carbon nanotubes based polymer composites for EMI shielding

4.            The importance of the dispersion method into the polymer matrix

5.            The combination of  CNT with other constituents such as metallic nanoparticles or conductive polymers

6.            complex architectures that are currently studied to improve the performances of EMI materials

 

24           Simulation and Multiscale modeling of polymer nanocomposites          

1.            Modeling and simulation techniques

2.            Molecular scale methods

3.            Microscale methods.

4.            Mesoscale and macroscale methods

5.            Modeling and simulation of CNT-polymer nanocomposites

6.            Nanocomposite thermodynamics

7.            Nanocomposite kinetics

8.            Nanocomposite molecular structure and dynamic properties

9.            Nanocomposite morphology

10.          Nanocomposite rheological and processing behaviors

11.          anocomposite mechanical properties

 

25           Life cycle analysis of CNT based polymer composites

1.            Introduction to life cycle engineering

2.            The life cycle of polymer composites

3.            Life cycle engineering in product development

4.            Recycling and recovery of polymer composites

5.            What is Life Cycle Assessment?

6.            Goal definition, scope, and functional unit

7.            Inventory analysis

8.            Impact assessment

9.            Improvement analysis

10.          Key issues in life cycle as sessment

11.          Active and passive applications

12.          Life Cycle Assessment of Recycling

Part 3:

Recent advances in Carbon nanotube structures for potential applications

 

1                    General Introduction                                          

       

2             Carbon Nanotubes for mechanical applications               

1.            CNT nano mechanics

2.            Electromechanical Probes

3.            in MEMS Technologies

4.            CNT resonators as mass or force sensors

5.            Advanced Composites (fillers)

6.            The Space Elevator

7.            super-strong fabrics

8.            Mechanical Stabilizers (additives)

9.            Miscellaneous Applications

10.          Challenges and future prospects            

 

3             Carbon Nanotubes for energy conversion and storage

1.            The energy problem

2.            How and why carbon nanotubes can address the issues of energy storage and conversion

3.            Super capacitors

4.            Li ion batteries

5.            Conclusions and future developments

 

4             Carbon Nanotubes for Fuel Cells and water splitting     

1.            Carbon as a structural component in fuel cells

2.            Carbon as a catalyst support

3.            Carbon as a fuel

4.            Various Carbon Nanotubes  in Portable Fuel Cells

5.            Doped Carbon Nanotube as electrodes

6.            Metal supported CNT as electrodes

7.            Functionalized carbon nanotubes fuel cells electrode  

 

5             Carbon Nanotubes for solar cells and Photovoltaics

1.            Photovoltaic properties of CNT.

2.            Silicon-based solar cells.

3.            Organic solar cells

4.            Dye-sensitized solar cells

5.            Polymer solar cells with CNT

6.            CNT as additives

7.            CNT as electrode

8.            CNT as  Separate layer 

 

6             Carbon Nanotubes for sensing applications      

1.            Electrochemical sensors

2.            Chemical sensors

3.            Organic Vapor

4.            Optical sensors

5.            Gas sensors

6.            Biosensors

7.            Strain sensing

8.            Pressure sensors

9.            Temperature sensors  

 

7             Nanofluidics in Carbon Nanotube          

1.            Nanofluidics

2.            Nanofluidic Transport through Isolated Carbon Nanotube Channels: Advances, Controversies, and Challenges.

3.            Water transport inside carbon nanotubes

4.            Gas transport inside carbon nanotubes

5.            Carbon Nanotube Nanofluidics for Energy Technology and Sustainability           

 

8             Carbon Nanotubes for Nanoelectronics  and  microelectronic Devices 

1.            Field Effect Transistors

2.            Single-Electron Transistors

3.            Nanotube Heterojunction Devices

4.            Mechanical Devices

5.            Nanotube Interconnects

6.            Modelling and simulation of carbon nanotubes (CNT) for nanoelectronics device applications

9             Carbon Nanotubes for Nano-optics, nanophotonics and nano-optoelectronics, non -liner ptical applicationss 

1.            Optical gain and lasing in carbon nanotubes

2.            Carbon nanotubes for optical limiting

3.            Carbon nanotube  based fiber lasers

4.            Carbon-nanotube-based bulk solid-state lasers

5.            Carbon nanotube-based nonlinear photonic devices,

6.            Carbon nanotube-based optical platforms for biomolecular detection,

7.            Single carbon nanotube transistors for digital electronics

8.            Carbon nanotube thin-film transistors for digital electronics

9.            Carbon nanotubes for radio frequency analog circuits                 

 

10           Carbon nanotubes applications in agriculture   

1.            Interfacing carbon nanotubes (CNT) with plants

2.            Carbon Nanotubes Are Super Fertilizer

3.            Carbon Nanotubes as Plant Growth Regulators

4.            A general reduction of applied agrochemicals using nano encapsulated plant protection products and slow-release fertilizers

5.            Nanotechnologies for optimization of agricultural practices by introducing precision farming

6.            Negative Effects of CNT

7.            CNT as contaminant carriers and be transported to the edible parts of crops   

 

11           Carbon Nanotubes for piezo electric applications           

1.            Effective Properties of Carbon Nanotube and Piezoelectric Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Smart Composites

2.            Flexible Piezoelectric Generators using CNT

3.            Reinforcement of Piezoelectric Polymers with Carbon Nanotubes        

 

12           Carbon Nanotubes for thermal Materials                                                                                                          1.            Spacecraft

2.            Heat dissipation in integrated circuits (IC) chips

3.            Carbon nanotubes for thermal interface materials in microelectronic packaging

4.            Carbon Nanotubes Thermal Radiation Coating Dispersion          

 

13           Carbon Nanotubes for tissue engineering scaffold applications              

1.            Cell tracking and labeling.

2.            Sensi ugmenting cellular behavior .

3.            Augmenting cellular behaviour

4.            Matrix enhancement

5.            Cytotoxicity      

 

14           Carbon Nanotubes for Drug delivery applications          

1.            Therapeutic-CNT interaction

2.            Drug delivery with carbon nanotubes

3.            In vivo studies on drug delivery

4.            Drug delivery targeted to tumor

5.            Drug delivery targeted to central nervous system

6.            The biosafety of SWCNT used as drug carriers

7.            The future of CNTs used as drug carriers for cancer treatments              

 

15           Carbon Nanotubes for Bio-imaging applications

1.            SWNT bioconjugates

2.            NIR Photoluminescence imaging with SWNTs

3.            Raman imaging

4.            Photoacoustic imaging

5.            Imaging with radio labelled CNTs

6.            Magnetic resonance imaging with CNTs

7.            Nuclear imaging

8.            Prospects and challenges           

 

16           Carbon Nanotubes  in Regenerative Medicine 

1.            Applications of /CNTs in bone regeneration

2.            Possible mechanisms of increased biocompatibility of CNTs-based scaffolds: the role of adhesive protein adsorption

3.            Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for neural tissue regeneration

4.            Carbon Nanotubes Directions and Perspectives in Oral Regenerative Medicine

5.            Regeneration of Other Tissues

6.            Carbon Nanotube Artificial Muscles      

 

17           Carbon Nanotubes in Cancer therapy  

1.            Carbon nanotubes and their importance in anticancer drug delivery

2.            Advantages of carbon nanotubes over conventional cancer therapy

3.            Methods for opening, filling and capping carbon nanotubes

               

18           Carbon Nanotube as a multifunctional coating material              

1.            Multifunctional Coatings with Carbon Nanotubes for Electrostatic Charge Mitigation

2.            Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Coatings Used as Strain Sensors

3.            Carbon coatings for membrane application and catalysis

4.            anticorrosion coatings for metals           

 

19           Carbon Nanotube based hydrogel and aerogels             

1.            Carbon Nanotubes Hybrid Hydrogels in Drug Delivery

2.            For environmental remediation

3.            CNTs nanocomposite hydrogels preparation

4.            CNTs Nanocomposite Based Hydrogels for Actuators and Sensors

5.            CNTs Nanocomposite Based Hydrogels for Effluents Treatment

6.            CNTs Nanocomposite Based Hydrogels for Biofuel and Solar Cells

7.            CNTs Nanocomposite Based Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering and Biomedicine

8.            Conducting CNTs Nanocomposite Based Hydrogels

9.            aerogels  for electronic applications

10.          MWCNT Aerogels for Sensing

11.          Composites, catalysis, supercapacitors, substrate for biomaterial growth (bones), filtration, membranes, decontamination,

               

20           Carbon Nanotubes for Environmental remediation applications             

1.            Nanosensors  for environmental monitoring

2.            Nanosorbents

3.            Photocatalysis

4.            Carbon Nanotubes in Biotechnology 

5.            Carbon Nanotubes Used for Renewable Energy Applications

                                                              

21           Anti-microbial and antibacterial properties  and other miscellaneous applications of CNT

1.            Anti-microbial applications of CNT

2.            Antibacterial applications of CNT

3.            Solid-phase extraction

4.            Chromatographic applications

 

22           Multifunctional applications of CNT based polymer composites              

1.            Development of multifunctional composites for aerospace application

2.            Lightweight structural composites with electromagnetic applications

3.            Transparent wear-resistant multifunctional polymeric nanocoatings

4.            Multifunctional polymer composites for intelligent structures

5.            Self-sensing carbon nanotube composites

6.            Recent advances in shape memory epoxy resins and composites

7.            The application of carbon nanotube-polymer composite as gas sensing materials

8.            EMI shielding composites, coatings for enclosures, ESD composites, antistatic materials,  conductive  coatings,  electromagnetic absorption  materials  for  low-observable  applications,  electrode  materials  for  supercapacitor  and fuel cell, etc

9.            Thermal management materials, such as TIMs,  temperature  sensors,  resistance heating and flame-retardance materials, etc.

10.          CNT/polymer  composites  in  nanoelectronic  and biomedical devices and sensoring, etc.        

23           Carbon nanotube research developments: published papers and patents, synthesis and production  

1.            Publication progress of CNT research

2.            Carbon Nanotube Fabrication: Patent Analysis

3.            Carbon Nanotubes in Energy Storage

4.            Carbon nanotube fiber-reinforced composite structures for EM and lightning strike protection

5.            The carbon nanotube patent landscape in nanomedicine:

6.            Carbon nanotube structures in sensor apparatuses      

 

24           Assessment of the risks associated with carbon nanotubes      

1.            Toxicity of carbon nanotubes

2.            Factors found to affect CNT toxicity

3.            Toxicity of CNTs on the lungs

4.            In Vitro Toxicological Studies of Carbon Nanotubes

5.            In Vivo Toxicological Studies of Carbon Nanotubes

6.            Cytotoxity of functionalized CNTs                           

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Dr. Jiji Abraham is working as Asst. Professor in Chemistry in Vimala College (Autonomous) Thrissur. She completed PhD from International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and nanotechnology Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam. Here research interests include Polymer nanocomposites, synthesis of nanomaterials etc. Dr. Abraham has published over 60 research articles which includes 33 journal paper sand 32 book chapters. She has edited one book entitled Rheology and processing of polymer nanocomposites published by Wiley. The H index of Dr. Abraham is 15 and has more than 800 citations. Dr. Abraham was a visiting research student in Institut Charles Sadron CNRS UPR 22, University de Strasbourg, France from 10.12.2014 to 30.06.2015. She has presented papers in European Polymer Congress 2015, during 21-26 June, 2015, Dresden, Germany, Malaysia Polymer International Conference (MPIC 2017), during 19-20 July, 2017, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia, International Polymer Characterization Conference POLY-CHAR 2019 [Kathmandu, Nepal] Polymer for Sustainable Development 19-23 May 2019. Dr. Abraham has delivered many presentations in National/International meetings. 

Prof. Sabu Thomas is one of India’s most renowned scientists known for his contributions in Polymer Science and Nanotechnology. He is a scientist, administrator and an excellent teacher who has students all over the world. He joined Cochin University of Science and Technology to pursue his bachelor’s degree in Polymer science and Rubber Technology. He went on to complete his Ph.D at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur under the eminent guidance of Prof. S K De. After attaining industrial experience, he returned to serve his homeland, Kottayam and joined Mahatma Gandhi University as a lecturer. He has been the Visiting Professor of several institutes abroad. He currently serves as the Vice Chancellor of the Mahatma Gandhi University.

He has guided over 118 Ph.D st­udents.  He has received several national and international awards for best researcher and is a member of numerous scientific bodies and committees. So far, 3 universities have honored him with honorary doctorates, which include University of South Brittany, France, University of Lorraine, France and Siberian Federal University, Russia. He received a total grant of Rs. 40 crores for research funding from India and abroad and have organised 50 international conferences in the campus. He has authored more than 1,200 research publications and 160 books. He has a notable h-index of 119­­ and has accumulated over 68776citations. Recently, he has been ranked 114^th in the list of the world’s best scientists that has been compiled by Stanford University in the US. He figures in the list as the 2^nd -best scientist in India in the field of polymer science. This year he was also selected for the DST Nanomission award 2020. He received Honorary Professorship from Siberian Federal University on May 2020. Last year he was honoured with C.N.R Rao Award Prize Lecture in Advanced Materials by Materials Research Society of India (MRSI). He was elected as the Foreign Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc)-2019. He had also won the 6th contest of “mega-grants” organized by the Government of the Russian Federation designed to support research projects implemented under the supervision of the world’s leading scientists -2017.Recently he was honored with Bailey Medal Award. In January 2021 Prof Sabu Thomas was awarded the Kairali Life time Research Award 2021 by Kerala Government. As per the new report of  German based “European Science Evaluation Centre” Prof Sabu Thomas is ranked 1st in the Kerala state 19th in the Country and 236th in Asia. Recently Prof Thomas was elected as a member of Editorial Boards and Editorial Key Reviewers Committees member in the World Academy of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering and the Association of Computational Materials Science and Surface Engineering, Poland.  Recently in February 2022, considering his merits in educational, scientific, educational and social activities, the Presidium of the Academic Union offered to award Prof Thomas  the title of Honorary Professor of the Academic Union Oxford with life membership in the Academic Union and the Honorary Professors Expert Council.

Professor Thomas has contributed a major part of academic life for the up-gradation of Mahatma Gandhi University to an international level. Prof Sabu Thomas has contributed a lot academically and under his tremendous effort and leadership. Under his leadership, now the University has been ranked 713 in the world University ranking and 154 in the Asian Ranking by TIMES and 142 The Times Higher Education -THE Young University Rankings 2021.Mahatma Gandhi University could bag Chancellor's award, NIRF ranking of 30 and “A” grade in NAAC reaccreditation. Recently Mahatma Gandhi University could win the Chancellors Award for the best Universities under his excellent leadership.

Prof. Nandakumar Kalarikkal is currently a Senior Professor at the School of Pure and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. His areas of interest are nanostructured materials and applications. He has received several national and international research grants. He was Professor@Lorraine, France; CNRS Professor@ILM Lyon, Claud Bernard University, France; and Visiting Professor at various international institutions in Europe. He has supervised 25 PhD and 30 Master’s theses. He has 6 patents and more than 30 books to his credit. In addition, he has more than research publications in peer reviewed journals and over 6000 citations, with an h-index of 43. Prof, Kalarikkal received his MSc in Industrial Physics and PhD in semiconductor physics from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India.