Natural Rubber Materials

Sabu Thomas is professor at the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India. He received Ph.D from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and a B.Tech in Polymer Science and Technology from Cochin University. Prof. Thomas has gained additional experience as a visiting professor at a number of universities around the world. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a member of the American Chemical Society, his research has led to the publication of some 360 articles in international peer reviewed journals, several book chapters and patents. The co-editor of four books, he has been a visiting professor and lecturer at some of the world's leading polymer research laboratories.

Natural Rubber-Based Composites and Nanocomposites: State of the Art, New Challenges and Opportunities;

Nanofillers in Natural Rubber;

Theory and Mechanisms of Filler Reinforcement in Natural Rubber;

Preparation and Properties of Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;

Strength and Durability of Natural Rubber and Chemically Modified Natural Rubber;

Carbon Black Reinforcement in Natural Rubber in Micro and Nano Length;

Silica Reinforcement in Natural Rubber in Micro and Nano Length Scales;

Clay Reinforcement in Natural Rubber in Micro and Nano Length Scales;

Long and Short Glass Fiber Reinforced Natural Rubber Composites;

Micro and Nano TiO2 Reinforced Natural Rubber Composites;

Micro and Nano Metal Particle Filled Natural Rubber Composites;

Micro and Nano Zinc Oxide Filled NR Composites;

Magnetic Filler Reinforced Natural Rubber Macro and Nanocomposites;

Micro and Nano Calcium Carbonate Filled Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;

Preparation and Characterizations of Natural Rubber Reinforced With Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs);

Metal Oxide Filled Micro and Nano Natural Rubber Composites;

Fully Green Natural Fiber Reinforced Natural Rubber Micro Composites;

Synthesis of Natural Rubber Based Completely Green Bionanocomposites;

Linear and Nonlinear Viscoelastic Behavior Natural Rubber Composites from Macro to Nanoscales;

Rheological Behavior of Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;

X-Ray, Light and Neutron Scattering Studies On Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;

Mechanical Properties of Natural Rubber Composites from Macro to Nanoscales;

Microscopy of Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;

NMR Studies of Natural Rubber Composites from Macro to Nanoscales - A Review;

ESR Studies of Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;

Diffusion and Transport of Liquids, Vapours and Gases Through Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;

Applications of Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;