Micro- and Nano-Structured Interpenetrating Polymer Networks: From Design to Applications

Sabu Thomas, Daniel Grande, Uros Cvelbar, K. V. S. N. Raju, Ramanuj Narayan, Selvin P. Thomas, Akhina H.

John Wiley & Sons, Apr 11, 2016 - Technology & Engineering - 432 pages

This book examines the current state of the art, new challenges, opportunities, and applications of IPNs. With contributions from experts across the globe, this survey is an outstanding resource reference for anyone involved in the field of polymer materials design for advanced technologies.

• Comprehensively summarizes many of the recent technical research accomplishments in the area of micro and nanostructured Interpenetrating Polymer Networks
• Discusses various aspects of synthesis, characterization, structure, morphology, modelling, properties, and applications of IPNs
• Describes how nano-structured IPNs correlate their multiscale structure to their properties and morphologies
• Serves as a one-stop reference resource for important research accomplishments in the area of IPNs and nano-structured polymer systems
• Includes chapters from leading researchers in the IPN field from industry, academy, government and private research institutions

Contents

• Miscibility Morphology and Phase Behavior of IPns: 29
• Acknowledgments: 62
• synthetic RubberBased IPns: 69
• 4: 109
• 5: 127
• natural RubberBased Micro and nanostructured IPns: 145
• the synthesis and the Applications of IPns Based: 179
• Ionizing Radiation Polymerization: 189
• 8: 199
• Hybrids: 215
• Viscoelastic Properties of Interpenetrating Polymer networks: 229
• References: 256
• References: 278
• 127: 281
• Polymer Networks and SemiInterpenetrating Polymer: 290
• Diffusion transport and Barrier Properties of IPns: 319
• References: 336
• References: 362
• Applications of Interpenetrating Polymer networks: 383
• References: 394

About the author

Prof. Dr. Sabu Thomas teaches at Mahatma Gandhi University's School of Chemical Sciences and International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

Dr. Daniel Grande is a CNRS senior researcher based at the East-Paris Institute of Chemistry and Materials Science belonging to both CNRS and the "Université Paris-Est Créteil."

Dr. Uros Cvelbar is a researcher at Slovenia's Jozef Stefan Institute.

Dr. K.V.S.N. Raju and Dr. Ramanuj Narayan are scientists working with the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology's Polymers and Functional Materials Division.

Dr. Selvin P. Thomas iis an assistant professor in Chemical Engineering in the Yanbu Research Center of the Royal Commission for Yanbu Colleges and Institutes (RCYCI).

Akhina H is a senior research fellow(CSIR) at International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Micro- and Nano-Structured Interpenetrating Polymer Networks: From Design to Applications; Micro- and Nano-structured Interpenetrating Polymer Networks: From Design to Applications, Sabu Thomas
• Authors: Sabu Thomas, Daniel Grande, Uros Cvelbar, K. V. S. N. Raju, Ramanuj Narayan, Selvin P. Thomas, Akhina H.
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2016
• ISBN: 1118138171, 9781118138175
• Length: 432 pages
• Subjects: Science / Chemistry / General; Science / Chemistry / Organic; Technology & Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical