Hybrid Nanofillers for Polymer Reinforcement

Sabu Thomas is a Professor and Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Professor 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. Prof. Allisson Saiter-Fourcin is a full professor of physics since 2017. She is responsible for the Department “Desordered Systems and Polymers” of the GPM laboratory (UMR CNRS 6634) since 2022, and responsible for the International Master’s Degree in Materials Sciences since 2016, at the University of Normandy, Rouen, France. She completed her PhD in Physics of Materials in 2002 at the University of Normandy, Rouen, France. Her research interests include advanced nanomaterials, glass transition, calorimetric analysis, glass forming liquids, structural relaxation phenomena, and physical ageing. She has 83 publications in international journals and has written two books. KP Jibin is a Senior Researcher at the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He completed his Master of Science degree in Analytical Chemistry in 2016, and was ranked first in the MSc Analytical Chemistry at Mahatma Gandhi University. Jibin has presented several papers at national and international conferences. As part of his work on nanomaterials, he has been involved in projects on optical studies of samarium complexes, synthesized using curcumin, isolated from turmeric extract as ligand, and on the synthesis of Mg and Co co-doped ZnO-based diluted magnetic semi-conductors, for optoelectronic applications. Currently he is working in the area of hybrid polymer nanocomposites for engineering applications. He has published 10 journal articles, more than 10 book chapters and edited two books.

Part 1: Introduction to hybrid nanostructures and systems 1. Introduction to hybrid nanomaterials: future perspective and applications 2. Synthesis of hybrid nanostructures of polymer 3. Specific interactions in nanohybrid systems Part 2: Applications of hybrid nanofillers 4. Nanoparticles functionalized biopolymer composites and their biomedical applications 5. Hybrid nanofillers for electronic applications 6. Hybrid nanomaterials as semiconductors 7. Applications of hybrid nanosystems in electromagnetic interference shielding 8. Hybrid nanoparticles for sensors 9. Advanced elastomeric hybrid materials for soft sensors 10. Hybrid nanosystems in wastewater treatment 11. Hybrid nanoparticles in building materials Part 3: Advanced hybrid polymer nanocomposites 12. Synthesis and applications of hybrid ceramic polymer nanocomposites 13. Elastomeric hybrid nanosystems for multifunctional applications 14. Hybrid nanofillers for polymer-based energy storage applications 15. Hybrid nanofillers in the epoxy system and their potential applications 16. Hybrid nanofillers and triboelectric generators 17. Hybrid nanofillers for flame-retardant polymer applications 18. Hybrid nanomaterial-based polymers for construction industry