Surface Modification and Coating of Fibers, Polymers, and Composites

Dr. Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, is currently working as a Senior Research Scientist/Associate Professor and Advisor within the office of the President for University Promotion and Development towards International Goals at King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. He received his B.Eng. (Mechanical Engineering) in 2010, MTech (Computational Analysis in Mechanical Sciences) in 2013, Ph.D. (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Science) from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, India in 2018 and Post Doctorate from King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand, in 2019. He is a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and an Associate Member of Institute of Engineers (India). Dr. Sathish Kumar Palaniappan, Research Scientist (Specialist 2). Natural Composites Research Group Lab, The Sirindhorn International Thai – German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand Dr. Ramesh Manickam is currently working as Professor & Vice-Principal at KIT-Kalaignar Karunanidhi Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India. He has published over 60 research papers in SCI and Scopus indexed Journals, 60 book chapters and edited 2 books. He is the recipient of the All-India best Research award and best Publication award from the Society for Advancement of Human and Nature, India. His current research is focused on bio-materials, polymer nanocomposites, hybrid composites and additive manufacturing. He is a regular reviewer for more than 100 reputed Journals from Elsevier, Springer, Nature, SAGE, Taylor & Francis, Wiley, and RSC. He is recognized by Stanford University’s list of the world’s Top 2% of the Most-Cited Scientists in Single Year Citation Impact 2022. Dr. Rajeshkumar Lakshminarasimhan is currently working as a Professor at Alliance University, Bengaluru, India. His research areas of interest include Polymer biocomposites, biofibers and bio fillers, testing and characterization of fibers and composites. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Suchart Siengchin is President of King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok. He has received his Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Applied Sciences Giessen/Friedberg, Hessen, Germany in 1999, M.Sc. in Polymer Technology from University of Applied Sciences Aalen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany in 2002, M.Sc. in Material Science at the Erlangen-Nürnberg University, Bayern, Germany in 2004, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) from Institute for Composite Materials, University of Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany in 2008 and Postdoctoral Research from Kaiserslautern University and School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, USA. In 2016 he received the habilitation at the Chemnitz University in Sachen, Germany. He worked as a Lecturer for Production and Material Engineering Department at The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), KMUTNB. He has been full Professor at KMUTNB and became the President of KMUTNB. He won the Outstanding Researcher Award in 2010, 2012 and 2013 at KMUTNB.

Section I: Surface Modification of Fibers and Their Composites
1. Introduction of natural fiber and its surface modification
2. Recent Developments in Natural and Synthetic Fibers, Polymers, and their Composites
3. Surface Wettability and Interfacial Behavior of Surface Modified Fibers and Composites
4. Surface modification of animal-based fibers and their composites
5. Surface modification of mineral fibers and their composites
6. Surface modification of bast-based fibers and their composites
7. Surface modification of leaf-based fibers and their composites
8. Surface Modifications of Root-based fibers and their Composites
9. Surface modification of fruit and seed-based fibers and their composites
10. Surface modification of natural fillers and their composites
11. Surface modification of synthetic fillers and their composites
12. Challenges and Future prospects of fiber surface modifications
Section II: Surface Coating of Fibers, Polymers, and their Composites
13. Coating materials and their processing for fibers and polymers
14. Coating techniques for coating fibers and polymers and their stability
15. Natural Fibers Coating Processes for Reinforcement of Polymer Composites
16. Morphology and Characterization of Surface-Treated Fibers
17. Coating of fibers and polymers with synthetic materials
18. Coating of fibers and polymers with bio-based materials
19. Evaluation of Mechanical Properties and water absorption characteristics in chemically treated banana and Abaca Fiber - Reinforced Composites
Section III: Properties and Applications of Coated Fiber Composites
20. Thermal and electrical properties of coated fiber - reinforced polymer composites
21. Challenges and Future Prospects of Coated Fiber - reinforced polymer composites
22. Coated fiber - reinforced polymer composites for energy storage applications
23. Coated fiber - reinforced polymer composites for construction applications
24. Life Cycle Assessment of Surface modified fiber - reinforced composites