In the last several years, polymer composites have been used heavily in the construction sector, such as to repair or design buildings and bridges, strengthen structures and as stand-alone components. About 30% of all polymers produced each year are used in the civil engineering and building industries. In addition to construction, polymer composites are also used in transportation (moulded parts, fuel and gas tanks), aerospace (satellites and aircraft structures), marine, biomedical (dental fixtures, prosthetic devices), electronics and in recreation industries. Such properties associated with polymer composites, in addition to its performance and applications, are continually being researched. Some topics examined in this book include the durability of the base components of FRP (fiber-reinforced polymer), specifically designed for civil engineering industry. The most common environmental agents, mostly responsible for the deterioration of the materials performance are also discussed.
Furthermore, the interfacial adhesion between nanotubes and polymers and the different strategies to promote adhesion are explored to help readers understand the potential and challenges faced by scientists and engineers regarding the use of carbon nanotubes as a reinforcement phase in nanocomposites. This book also reviews the state-of-the-art of syntactic foams and shape memory polymers. The underlying principle for self-heating is also analyzed. Other chapters examine the processing of polymers into antimicrobial materials using polymer/clay nanotechnology, the various methods of synthesis for polyaniline-based nanoparticle-hybrid materials, and the steps towards understanding the complex relationships between specific factors in the production of plastic composites.
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Preface | xxx | |
1 | Electrode coatings consisting of polythiophene-based composites containing metal centres Chiara Zanardi, Fabio Terzi, Laura Pigani and Renato Seeber, Dipartimento di Chimica– Universita` di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena – Italy | xxx |
1 | Poly(ethylene oxide) clay nanocomposites: From gels to multilayered films, Eduard A. Stefanescu, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Richmond, VA | xxx |
2 | Advances in Generation of Environmentally Responsive Surfaces, Vikas Mittal, Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland | xxx |
3 | Advances in Grafting of Polymer Chains 'to' and 'from' the Layered-Silicate Clay Surface, Vikas Mittal, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Chemical and Bio Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Hoenggerberg, Zurich | xxx |
4 | Physical-mechanical, thermochemical, thermophysical properties And morphological features Of polymer nanocomposites, A.O. Tonoyan, Ch. Schińk, S.P. Davtyan, State Engineering University of Armenia, Department of Chemistry, Armenia, and others | xxx |
5 | Design, characterization and evaluation of biomimetic polymeric dental composites with remineralization potential, D. Skrtic and J.M. Antonucci, Paffenbarger Research Center, American Dental Association Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, and others | xxx |
6 | Durability of adhesives and matrices for polymer composites used in restoration and rehabilitation of building structures under natural and accelerated weathering conditions, Mariaenrica Frigione, Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Italy | xxx |
7 | Some aspects of the theory and practice of frontal polymerization, H.H. Zakaryan, A.O. Tonoyan, S.P. Davtyan, State Engineering University of Armenia, Armenia | xxx |
8 | General issues in carbon nanocomposites technology, Luiz A. F. Coelhoa; Se'rgio H. Pezzina, Ma'rcio R. Loosb, Sandro C. Amicoc, Centro de Ciencias Tecnolo'gicas - UDESC, Campus Universita'rio Prof. Avelino Marcante, Joinville/SC | xxx |
9 | LEPR spectroscopy of charge carriers photoinduced in polymer/fullerene composites, V.I. Krinichnyi, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics RAS, Russia | xxx |
10 | Composite polymer gels responsive to magnetic fields, Tetsu Mitsumata, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Japan | xxx |
11 | Initiation and propagation controlled intralaminar cracking in cross-ply laminates, J. Andersons, R. Joffe, Institute of Polymer Mechanics, University of Latvia, Latvia, and others | xxx |
12 | A shape memory polymer based self-healing smart syntactic foam, Guoqiang Li and Manu John, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, and others | xxx |
13 | Thermal properties of carbon nanotube-silicone composites, Kafil M. Razeeb, Ju Xu, Eric D. Dalton , Muhammad M. Ramli, Maurice N. Collins and Saibal Roy, Tyndall National Institute, Lee Malting, Prospect Row, Cork, Ireland, and others | xxx |
14 | Towards antimicrobial polymer materials: A new niche for clay/polymer nanocomposites, Rinat Nigmatullin, Fengge Gao, Viktoria Konovalova, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Lane, Nottingham, UK, and others | xxx |
15 | Dental polymer composites, Irini D. Sideridou, Laboratory of Organic Chemical Technology, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | xxx |
16 | Polyaniline: A functional stabilizer for nano-composite systems, Kaushik Mallick, Michael J Witcomb, Elma van der Lingen, Advanced Materials Division, Mintek, Randburg, South Africa, and others | xxx |
17 | Effect of pimelic acid treatments on the crystal structures, crystallization behaviors, morphologies and mechanical properties of polypropylene composites, Qiang Dou, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, China | xxx |
18 | Acid-base interactions and their role in forecasting of polymer composites adhesion properties, I.A. Starostina, Y.I. Aleeva, E.V. Sechko, O.V. Stoyanov, Department of Polymer technology, Kazan State Technological University, Kazan, Russia | xxx |
19 | Preparation and electrical properties of chemically functionalized carbon nanotube/polymer composites, Qun Li, Qingzhong Xue, Department of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Taishan University, People's Republic of China, and others | xxx |
20 | Development of high performance shape memory polyurethane by cross-linking, Yong-Chan Chung, Byoung Chul Chun, Department of Chemistry, The University of Suwon, Hwasung, Korea, and others | xxx |
21 | Preparation of polymer composite nanofibers by electrospinning and their biomedical application, K M Kamruzzaman Selim and Inn-Kyu Kang, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea | xxx |
22 | Carbon nanotube based polymer nanocomposite: A unique system for versatile applications, Kaushik Mallick, Michael J Witcomb, Elma van der Lingen, Advanced Materials Division, Mintek, South Africa, and others | xxx |
23 | Incorporation of silica nanospheres into epoxy-amine materials: Polymer nanocomposites, Francisco Torrens, Gloria Castellano, Institut Universitari de Cie`ncia Molecular, Universitat de Vale`ncia, Edifici d'Instituts de Paterna, Spain, and others | xxx |
24 | Polymer stabilizers: Structure, development and performance estimated changed with the thermal stability of polymer/MMT or NanoG composite, Zunli Mo, Ruibin Guo, Huafeng Shi, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, China | xxx |
25 | Dynamic processes in polymer-liquid crystal composites, I. Drevens(ek-Olenik, A. Petelin, M. C(opic(, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and others | xxx |
26 | Fiber reinforced composite for non-metallic dental implants, Ahmed Ballo, Timo Na"rhi, Pekka Vallittu, Department of Biomaterials, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden, and others | xxx |
27 | Polymer functionalized nanoporous carbon for use as adsorbents, Shenmin Zhu and Di Zhang, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P. R. China | xxx |
28 | Impact damage behaviour of composite materials after long-term exposure to a hygrothermal environment, K. Berketis, D. Tzetzis, Spectrum Labs SA, Greece, and others | xxx |
29 | Adhesion improvement in thermoplastic composites by polypropylene-glass grafting, Mariana Etcheverry, Mari'a Luja'n Ferreira, Silvia Barbosa, Numa Capiati, Plapiqui (Uns-Conicet), Argentina | xxx |
30 | Carbon-polymer composite sensors in electronic noses, Claire Hartmann-Thompson, Michigan Molecular Institute, Midland, MI | xxx |
31 | Thermal wave scattering in composites with functionally grade interface and non-steady effective thermal conductivity, Xue-Qian Fang, Dao-Bin Wang, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Shijiazhuang Railway Institute, P.R. China | xxx |
32 | Toughening of polylactic acid, Long Jiang, Jinwen Zhang, Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman WA | xxx |
33 | Influence of fillers of different nature on properties of polymer compositions based on water solutions., L.m. Trufakina, Institute of Petrochemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia | xxx |
34 | Hindered amine stabilizers as sources of markers of the heterogeneous photooxidation / photostabilization of carbon chain polymers, J. Pilar(, J. Pospi's(il, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic | xxx |
35 | Material design of high performance polypropylene containing nucleating agent, Masayuki Yamaguchi, School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan | xxx |
36 | Effects of filler concentration and geometry on performance of cylindrical injection molded composites, Kurt A. Rosentrater, Agricultural and Bioprocess Engineer, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory, Brookings, SD | xxx |
37 | Photoinduced polymerization of dental composite materials: Kinetics and optimization., Vitali T. Lipik, Vanda Yu. Voytekunas, Marc J. M. Abadie, University Montpelier 2, France, and others | xxx |
38 | Solid state foaming of nanocomposites, Guglielmotti A., Lucignano C., Quadrini F., University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy | xxx |
39 | Densified wood as raw material for polymer composites, Andreja Kutnara, Frederick A. Kamkeb, and Milan Sernekc, University of Primorska, Primorska Institute for Natural Sciences and Technology, Slovenia, and others | xxx |
40 | Manufacturing technique of composite material based on wood and polymer, Vitali T. Lipik, Marc J. M. Abadie, University Montpelier 2, France, and others | xxx |
41 | Instrumentation applications for load testing of flexural structural panel members, Engin Murat Reis and Ufuk Dilek, Structural Engineer, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., NC | xxx |
42 | Polyimide composite laminates: Preparation, properties, and applications, Mao-sheng Zhan, Yun-hua Lu, School of materials science and technology, Beihang university, Beijing, China | xxx |
43 | Electrically conductive composites: Properties, performance and application, Zunli-Mo Zhongli-Zhao Lijun-Qiao, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, PR China | xxx |
44 | Synthesis and characterization of melting copoly(lactic-glycolic acid), Cheng Yan-ling, Ma Liu-Qiang, Feng Shu-Hua, Li Ruo-Hui, Shaobo Deng, Biochemical Engineering College of Beijing Union University, China, and others | xxx |
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