Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 – Electrode coatings consisting of polythiophene-based composites containing metal centres pp.1-74
Authors / Editors: (Chiara Zanardi, Fabio Terzi, Laura Pigani and Renato Seeber, Dipartimento di Chimica– Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena – Italy)
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Chapter 2 – Poly (ethylene oxide) clay nanocomposites: From gels to multilayered films pp.75-144
Authors / Editors: (Eduard A. Stefanescu, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Richmond, VA)
Chapter 3 – Collagen Composites for Tissue Engineering pp.145-178
Authors / Editors: (Chaoliang He, Fengfu Li, May Griffith, University of Ottawa Eye Institute and Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Chapter 4 – Advances in Generation of Environmentally Responsive Surfaces pp.179-202
Authors / Editors: (Vikas Mittal, Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Chapter 5 – Advances in Grafting of Polymer Chains ‘to’ and ‘from’ the Layered-Silicate Clay Surface pp.203-224
Authors / Editors: (Vikas Mittal, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Chemical and Bio Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Hoenggerberg, Zurich)
Chapter 6 – Physical-mechanical, thermochemical, thermophysical properties And morphological features Of polymer nanocomposites pp.225-280
Authors / Editors: (A.O. Tonoyan, Ch. Schiсk, S.P. Davtyan, State Engineering University of Armenia, Department of Chemistry, Armenia, and others)
Chapter 7 – Design, characterization and evaluation of biomimetic polymeric dental composites with remineralization potential pp.281-318
Authors / Editors: (D. Skrtic and J.M. Antonucci, Paffenbarger Research Center, American Dental Association Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, and others)
Chapter 8 – Durability of adhesives and matrices for polymer composites used in restoration and rehabilitation of building structures under natural and accelerated weathering conditions pp.319-344
Authors / Editors: (Mariaenrica Frigione, Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Italy)
Chapter 9 – Some aspects of the theory and practice of frontal polymerization pp.345-388
Authors / Editors: (H.H. Zakaryan, A.O. Tonoyan, S.P. Davtyan, State Engineering University of Armenia, Armenia)
Chapter 10 – General issues in carbon nanocomposites technology pp.389-416
Authors / Editors: (Luiz A. F. Coelho; Sérgio H. Pezzin, Márcio R. Loos, Sandro C. Amico, Centro de Ciências Tecnológicas – UDESC, Campus Universitário Prof. Avelino Marcante, Joinville/SC)
Chapter 11 – LEPR spectroscopy of charge carriers photoinduced in polymer/fullerene composites pp.417-446
Authors / Editors: (V.I. Krinichnyi, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics RAS, Russia)
Chapter 12 – Composite polymer gels responsive to magnetic fields pp.447-476
Authors / Editors: (Tetsu Mitsumata, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Japan)
Chapter 13 – Initiation and propagation controlled intralaminar cracking in cross-ply laminates pp.477-510
Authors / Editors: (J. Andersons, R. Joffe, Institute of Polymer Mechanics, University of Latvia, Latvia, and others)
Chapter 14 – A shape memory polymer based self-healing smart syntactic foam pp.511-540
Authors / Editors: (Guoqiang Li and Manu John, Department of Mechanical Engineering Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, and others)
Chapter 15 – Thermal properties of carbon nanotube-silicone composites pp.541-566
Authors / Editors: (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)
Chapter 16 – Towards antimicrobial polymer materials: A new niche for clay/polymer nanocomposites pp.567-592
Authors / Editors: (Rinat Nigmatullin, Fengge Gao, Viktoria Konovalova, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Lane, Nottingham, UK, and others)
Chapter 17 – Dental polymer composites pp.593-620
Authors / Editors: (Irini D. Sideridou, Laboratory of Organic Chemical Technology, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Chapter 18 – Polyaniline: A functional stabilizer for nano-composite systems pp.621-646
Authors / Editors: (Kaushik Mallick, Michael J Witcomb, Elma van der Lingen, Advanced Materials Division, Mintek, Randburg, South Africa, and others)
Chapter 19 – Effect of pimelic acid treatments on the crystal structures, crystallization behaviors, morphologies and mechanical properties of polypropylene composites pp.647-680
Authors / Editors: (Qiang Dou, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, China)
Chapter 20 – Acid-base interactions and their role in forecasting of polymer composites adhesion properties pp.681-704
Authors / Editors: (I.A. Starostina, Y.I. Aleeva, E.V. Sechko, O.V. Stoyanov, Department of Polymer technology, Kazan State Technological University, Kazan, Russia)
Chapter 21 – Preparation and electrical properties of chemically functionalized carbon nanotube/polymer composites pp.705-726
Authors / Editors: (Qun Li, Qingzhong Xue, Department of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Taishan University, People’s Republic of China, and others)
Chapter 22 – Development of high performance shape memory polyurethane by cross-linking pp.727-754
Authors / Editors: (Yong-Chan Chung, Byoung Chul Chun, Department of Chemistry, The University of Suwon, Hwasung, Korea, and others)
Chapter 23 – Preparation of polymer composite nanofibers by electrospinning and their biomedical application pp.755-806
Authors / Editors: (K M Kamruzzaman Selim and Inn-Kyu Kang, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea)
Chapter 24 – Carbon nanotube based polymer nanocomposite: A unique system for versatile applications pp.807-822
Authors / Editors: (Kaushik Mallick, Michael J Witcomb, Elma van der Lingen, Advanced Materials Division, Mintek, South Africa, and others)
Chapter 25 – Incorporation of silica nanospheres into epoxy–amine materials: Polymer nanocomposites pp.823-844
Authors / Editors: (Francisco Torrens, Gloria Castellano, Institut Universitari de Ciència Molecular, Universitat de València, Edifici d’Instituts de Paterna, Spain, and others)
Chapter 26 – Polymer stabilizers: Structure, development and performance estimated changed with the thermal stability of polymer/MMT or NanoG composite pp.845-852
Authors / Editors: (Zunli Mo, Ruibin Guo, Huafeng Shi, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, China)
Chapter 27 – Dynamic processes in polymer-liquid crystal composites pp.853-870
Authors / Editors: (I. Drevenšek-Olenik, A. Petelin, M. Čopič, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and others)
Chapter 28 – Fiber reinforced composite for non-metallic dental implants pp.871-892
Authors / Editors: (Ahmed Ballo, Timo Närhi, Pekka Vallittu, Department of Biomaterials, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden, and others)
Chapter 29 – Polymer functionalized nanoporous carbon for use as adsorbents pp.893-912
Authors / Editors: (Shenmin Zhu and Di Zhang, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P. R. China)
Chapter 30 – Impact damage behaviour of composite materials after long-term exposure to a hygrothermal environment pp.913-932
Authors / Editors: (K. Berketis, D. Tzetzis, Spectrum Labs SA, Greece, and others)
Chapter 31 – Adhesion improvement in thermoplastic composites by polypropylene-glass grafting pp.933-952
Authors / Editors: (Mariana Etcheverry, María Luján Ferreira, Silvia Barbosa, Numa Capiati, Plapiqui (Uns-Conicet), Argentina)
Chapter 32 – Carbon-polymer composite sensors in electronic noses pp.953-966
Authors / Editors: (Claire Hartmann-Thompson, Michigan Molecular Institute, Midland, MI)
Chapter 33 – Thermal wave scattering in composites with functionally grade interface and non-steady effective thermal conductivity pp.967-990
Authors / Editors: (Xue-Qian Fang, Dao-Bin Wang, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Shijiazhuang Railway Institute, P.R. China)
Chapter 34 – Toughening of polylactic acid pp.991-1008
Authors / Editors: (Long Jiang, Jinwen Zhang, Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman WA)
Chapter 35 – Influence of fillers of different nature on properties of polymer compositions based on water solutions. pp.1009-1026
Authors / Editors: (L.m. Trufakina, Institute of Petrochemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)
Chapter 36 – Hindered amine stabilizers as sources of markers of the heterogeneous photooxidation / photostabilization of carbon chain polymers pp.1027-1042
Authors / Editors: (J. Pilař, J. Pospíšil, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic)
Chapter 37 – Material design of high performance polypropylene containing nucleating agent pp.1043-1058
Authors / Editors: (Masayuki Yamaguchi, School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
Chapter 38 – Effects of filler concentration and geometry on performance of cylindrical injection molded composites pp.1059-1076
Authors / Editors: (Kurt A. Rosentrater, Agricultural and Bioprocess Engineer, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory, Brookings, SD)
Chapter 39 – Photoinduced polymerization of dental composite materials: Kinetics and optimization. pp.1077-1088
Authors / Editors: (Vitali T. Lipik, Vanda Yu. Voytekunas, Marc J. M. Abadie, University Montpelier 2, France, and others)
Chapter 40 – Solid state foaming of nanocomposites pp.1089-1102
Authors / Editors: (Guglielmotti A., Lucignano C., Quadrini F., University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Italy)
Chapter 41 – Densified wood as raw material for polymer composites pp.1103-1112
Authors / Editors: (Andreja Kutnar, Frederick A. Kamke, and Milan Sernek, University of Primorska, Primorska Institute for Natural Sciences and Technology, Slovenia, and others)
Chapter 42 – Manufacturing technique of composite material based on wood and polymer pp.1113-1126
Authors / Editors: (Vitali T. Lipik, Marc J. M. Abadie, University Montpelier 2, France, and others)
Chapter 43 – Instrumentation applications for load testing of flexural structural panel members pp.1126-1140
Authors / Editors: (Engin Murat Reis and Ufuk Dilek, Structural Engineer, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., NC)
Chapter 44 – Polyimide composite laminates: Preparation, properties, and applications pp.1141-1154
Authors / Editors: (Mao-sheng Zhan, Yun-hua Lu, School of materials science and technology, Beihang university, Beijing, China)
Chapter 45 – Electrically conductive composites: Properties, performance and application pp.1155-1172
Authors / Editors: (Zunli-Mo Zhongli-Zhao Lijun-Qiao, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, PR China)
Chapter 46 – Synthesis and characterization of melting copoly(lactic-glycolic acid) pp.1173-1180
Authors / Editors: (Cheng Yan-ling, Ma Liu-Qiang, Feng Shu-Hua, Li Ruo-Hui, Shaobo Deng, Biochemical Engineering College of Beijing Union University, China, and others)
Chapter 47 – Preparation and Characterization of Polyamides Composites with Poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) And Poly(vinyl alcohol) pp.1181-1206
Authors / Editors: (Aiman Eid Al-Rawajfeh, Hasan A. Al-Salah, Tafila Technical Univesity, Department of Chemical Engineering, Jordan)
Index pp.1207-1245
