Nanostructured polymer blends / editors, Sabu Thomas, Robert Shanks, Sarathchandran Chandrasekharakurup.
Series: Micro & nano technologiesPublisher: Waltham, MA : William Andrew, 2014Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 551 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781455731602
- 1455731609
- TA418.9.N35 N36 2014

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1. Polymer blends -- chapter 2. Characterization of nanostructured materials -- chapter 3. Theoretical modeling of nanostructured formation in polymer blends -- chapter 4. Compatibilization as a tool for nanostructure formation -- chapter 5. Nanofilled thermoplastic-thermoplastic polymer blends -- chapter 6. Nanostructure formation in thermoset/block copolymer and thermoset/hyperbranched polymer blends -- chapter 7. Nanostructure formation in block copolymers -- chapter 8. Significances of nanostructured hydrogels for valuable applications -- chapter 9. Nanostructured liquid crystals -- chapter 10. Nanostructured hydrogels -- chapter 11. Nano/micro and hierarchical structured surfaces in polymer blends -- chapter 12. Degradation behavior of nanocomposite polymer blends -- chapter 13. New applications of nanoheterogeneous systems -- chapter 14. Blend of silicon nanostructures and conducting polymers for solar cells -- chapter 15. Conductive polymer composites and blends : recent trends.
This book introduces the science and technology of nanostructured polymer blends and the procedures involved in melt blending and chemical blending to produce new materials with specific performance characteristics, including electronics, energy/photovoltaics, aerospace/automotive, and medical devices. It explains the performance benefits in areas including rheological properties, thermodynamic stablility, material transparency, and solvent resistance.
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