Natural Polymers (eBook, PDF)

Volume 1: Composites
Redaktion: John, Maya J; Thomas, Sabu

• Format: PDF

Produktdetails

• Verlag: RSC
• Seitenzahl: 700
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781849735193
• Artikelnr.: 44767668

Autorenporträt

Maya Jacob John is senior researcher at Polymers and Composites Competence Area at Materials Science and Manufacturing, CSIR, South Africa. She completed her Ph.D from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Dr. John's primary research interests are in lignocellulosic fiber reinforced composites and in biocomposites. She has published more than 30 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, contributed more than 10 book chapters in her field of interest and is co-editor of one book. Sabu Thomas is professor at the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India. He received Ph.D from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and a B.Tech in Polymer Science and Technology from Cochin University. Prof. Thomas has gained additional experience as a visiting professor at a number of universities around the world. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a member of the American Chemical Society, his research has led to the publication of some 360 articles in international peer reviewed journals, several book chapters and patents. The co-editor of four books, he has been a visiting professor and lecturer at some of the world's leading polymer research laboratories.

Inhaltsangabe

Volume 1
Natural Polymers - Morphology, structure, properties and applications
Biomimetics- Stealing ideas from nature - An Insight
New sources for natural fibres
Co-relation between structural anisotropy in natural fibres and mechanical properties in composites'
Life cycle assessment of natural fibre composites
Flame retardant characteristics of natural fibre composites
Natural fibre composites
Moisture sorption and mechanical properties of natural fibre composites
Environmentally friendly coupling agents for natural fibre composites
General techniques for interfacial characterization of natural fibre composites
Wool fibres in blends and composites
Zein proteins, composition, structure, properties and film making
Silk fibre -composites
Spider silk- Properties and Characterization
Mussel Byssus Fibres- A Tough Biopolymer
Volume 2
Nanocellulose - Potential reinforcement in composites
Chitosan nanocomposites
Textile fibres based nanocomposites
Raman spectroscopy as a tool to characterize polymer nanocomposites
Soyprotein nanocomposites
Nacre from mollusk shells
Nanocomposites from furanic derivatives
Starch based nanocomposites
Processing and Industrial applications of natural polymer nanocomposites
Protein based Polymer Nanocomposites for Regenerative Medicine