Characterization of Polymer Blends (eBook)

Sabu Thomas is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering and Director of International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam (India). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences. Thomas has published over 530 papers in peer reviewed journals on polymer composites, membranes separation, polymer blend and alloy, polymeric scaffolds for tissue engineering, and polymer recycling research and has edited 40 books. He has supervised 65 doctoral students. The H Index of Prof. Thomas is 66 and he has more than 17,000 citations to his credit. Recently, Professor Thomas has been awarded the MRSI and CRSI medals. Yves Grohens is head of the Laboratory for Engineering of Materials (LIMATB) located at the University of South Brittany, France. His research interests include interface science in nano and bio-composites as well as confinement applications and (bio)polymer behaviour in model thin films. Grohens has published more than 120 papers in international journals devoted to polymers and surface science. Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai is DST INSPIRE Faculty at the Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, Cochin, Kerala (India). Dr. Jyotishkumar's research focuses on thermosetting and thermoplastic polymer blends and nanocomposites, smart thermosetting materials, biomaterials, bio-polymers and bio-nanocomposites. He has won many awards as he advances his research career including the recent INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship. Dr. Jyotishkumar has published 30 papers in international journals devoted to polymers.

VOLUME I
Polymer blends: State of the Art, New Challenges, and Opportunities
Miscible Blends Based on Biodegradable Polymers
Thermodynamics and Morphology and Compatibilization of Polymer Blends
Characterization of Polymer Blends: Rheological Studies
Characterization of Phase Behavior in Polymer Blends by Light Scattering
Characterization of Polymer Blends by X-ray Scattering: WAXS and SAXS
Characterization of Polymer Blends and Block Copolymers by Neutron Scattering: Miscibility and Nanoscale Morphology
Ultrasound in Polymer Blends
Characterization of Polymer Blends: Ellipsometry
Inverse Gas Chromatography
Thermal Analysis in Polymer Blends
Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis of Polymer Blends
Thermomechanical Analysis and Processing of Polymer Blends
Water Sorption and Solvent Sorption Techniques
Modeling and Simulation

VOLUME II
Optical Microscopy (Polarized, Interference and Phase Contrast Microscopy) and Confocal Microscopy
Electron Microscopic Analysis of Multicomponent Polymers and Blends
Characterization of Polymer Blends using SIMS and Nano SIMS
Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques for the Structural Analysis of Polymer Materials
Characterization of Polymer Blends by FTIR Spectroscopy
Characterization of Polymer Blends by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy
Characterization of Polymer Blends by Infrared, Near-Infrared and Raman Imaging
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Forward Recoil Spectrometry
Characterization of Polymer Blends using UV-Visible Spectroscopy
Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Characterization of Polymer Blends by Dielectric Spectroscopy and Thermally Simulated Depolarization Current
Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy: Polymer Blends and Miscibility