Polymeric and Nanostructured Materials ― Synthesis, Properties, and Advanced Applications

Polymeric and Nanostructured Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Advanced Applications provide in-depth knowledge and recent research on polymers and nanostructured materials from synthesis to advanced applications. Leading researchers from industry, academia, government and private research institutions across the globe have contributed to this volume.

The book is divided into three sections, covering:

research on nanocomposites

research on polymer technology

research on electrochemistry

Without a doubt, the editors state, hybrid materials will soon generate smart materials and will play a major role in the development of advanced functional materials. The goal of this book is to coordinate many smart nanomaterials and their recent developments in science and technology.

This will be a valuable addition to the library of postgraduate students, engineers, research scholars, and industry professionals.

Aparna Thankappan, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the International and Inter University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India. She has published over a dozen articles in professional journals and has presented at several conferences as well. She has co-authored several book chapters. She received her PhD in photonics from Cochin University of Science and Technology, India. Her research interests include nonlinear optics, photonics, synthesis of nanomaterials, solar cell, and metal organic frameworks.

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. His current research interests include synthesis, characterization, and applications of various nanostructured materials, laser plasma, and phase transitions. He has published more than 80 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and has co-edited seven books.Dr.Kalarikkal obtained his Master’s degree in Physics with a specialization in Industrial Physics and his PhD in Semiconductor Physics from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India. He was a postdoctoral fellow at NIIST, Trivandrum, and later joined Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India.

Sabu Thomas, PhD, is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences and Director of the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. The research activities of Professor Thomas include surfaces and interfaces in multiphase polymer blend and composite systems; phase separation in polymer blends; compatibilization of immiscible polymer blends; thermoplastic elastomers; phase transitions in polymers; nanostructured polymer blends; macro-, micro- and nanocomposites; polymer rheology; recycling; reactive extrusion; processing–morphology–property relationships in multiphase polymer systems; double networking of elastomers; natural fibers and green composites; rubber vulcanization; interpenetrating polymer networks; diffusion and transport; and polymer scaffolds for tissue engineering. He has supervised 68 PhD theses, 40 MPhil theses, and 45 Masters thesis. He has three patents to his credit. He also received the coveted Sukumar Maithy Award for the best polymer researcher in the country for the year 2008. Very recently, Professor Thomas received the MRSI and CRSI medals for his excellent work. With over 600 publications to his credit and over 23683 citations, with an h-index of 75, Dr. Thomas has been ranked fifth in India as one of the most productive scientists. He received his BSc degree (1980) in Chemistry from the University of Kerala, BTech (1983) in Polymer Science and Rubber Technology from the Cochin University of Science and Technology, and PhD (1987) in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

Aneesa Padinjakkara is a Junior Research Fellow at the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. She is currently working on a project involving "Engineering of Nanostructured High Performance Epoxy/Liquid Rubber Blends with Controlled Nanoparticle Localization," under the supervision of Dr. Sabu Thomas.