Publisher Description

The present book focuses on the preparation, properties, characterisation and applications of polymer nanocomposites. The various manufacturing techniques, analysis of morphology, filler dispersion, and interfacial interactions have been described in detail. In the case of polymer nanocomposites, filler dispersion, intercalation/exfoliation, orientation and filler-matrix interaction are the main parameters that determine the physical, thermal, transport, mechanical and rheological properties of the nanocomposites. In this book the ultimate properties of the nanocomposites have been correlated with the key parameters of filler dispersion and filler-matrix interaction. The use of various sophisticated instrument techniques for the characterisation of these nanocomposites are also reviewed.

Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; Thermosetting Unsaturated-Polyester Nanocomposites; Nanocomposites with Liquid Crystalline Polymer Matrices; Polyurethane Nanocomposites; Latex-based Nanocomposites; Fracture Toughness Characterization of Polymer Nanocomposites; Barrier Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites; Quantitative Characterization of the Dispersion in Polymer Nanocomposite by Solid State NMR; Structural and Dynamical Properties of PEO-based Nanocomposites Studied by Advanced Solid-State NMR Methods; Contributions of Dielectric Analysis in the Study of Nanoscale Properties and Phenomena in Polymers; Confined Molecular Motion, Modeling and Simulation in Polyurethane/Organoclay Nanocomposites; Some Applications of Polymer Nanocomposites; Index.

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