Self-Healing Polymer-Based Systems

Prof. Sabu Thomas is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering and the Director of the School of Energy Materials at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science & Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) in Thiruvananthapuram, India. He is the founder director of the International and Inter-university Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University and the former Vice-Chancellor of the same institution. Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Dr. Thomas has been conferred with Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, France. Dr. Anu Surendran is a CSIR-JRF Doctoral Fellow, at the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology (IIUCNN), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. She has extensive research and publications in the areas of polymer science incorporating nanomaterials, and epoxy based blends, nanocomposites, and applications. Dr. Surendran has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences.

1. Self-Healing Polymeric Systems: Fundamentals, State of Art, and Challenges 2. Mechanism of Self-Healing in Polymer Systems 3. Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Self-Healing in Polymeric Systems 4. Types of Chemistry Involved in Self-Healing Polymeric Systems 5. Self-Healing Polymeric Materials Based on Elastomeric Materials 6. Self-Healing Polymeric Materials Based on Thermoplastics 7. Self-Healing Polymeric Materials Based on Thermosets 8. Role of Nanoparticles in Self-Healing of Polymeric Systems 9. Self-Healing Polymeric Coatings: Anticorrosive and Fatigue Repair Effects 10. Shape Memory Assisted Self-Healing in Polymeric Systems 11. Self-Healing Biomaterials Based on Polymeric Systems 12. Ionomers as Self-Healing Materials 13. Supramolecular Polymers as Self-Healing Materials 14. Photoinduced and Thermally Induced Self-Healing in Polymer Systems 15. Theoretical Aspects and Modeling of Healing Efficiency in Polymeric Systems 16. Life Cycle Analysis of Healing in Polymeric Systems 17. Characterization of Self-Healing Materials 18. Applications of Self-Healing Polymeric Systems