Compatibilization of Polymer Blends: Micro and Nano Scale Phase Morphologies, Interphase Characterization, and Properties - Softcover

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Dr. Ajitha A. R. specializesin polymer science, nanomaterials, and composite materials. She earned her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemistry and completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India, in 2019 under the supervision of Prof. Sabu Thomas. Her doctoral research focused on developing polymer composites for EMI shielding applications. She holds two Indian patents for her innovative work.

Professor Sabu Thomas is currently an Emeritus Professor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University. He is a Senior Professor of Christ University, Bangalore, India. He is also a visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, and an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India. He is the Chairman of the TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The H index of Professor Thomas is 163 and he has more than 133,000 citations

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Compatibilization of Polymer Blends: Micro and Nano Scale Phase Morphologies, Interphase Characterization and Ultimate Properties offers a comprehensive approach to the use of compatibilizers in polymer blends, examining both fundamental and advanced knowledge in the field.

The book begins by introducing polymer blends, describing thermodynamics, miscibility, and phase separation, and explaining the main concepts with regard to compatibilization. The second section covers the theoretical approaches to compatibilization for nearly compatible blends, incompatible blends and nanofillers. The subsequent sections of the book provide detailed coverage of methods and techniques for physical compatibilization, reactive compatibilization, morphological and structural characterization, and physico-mechanical characterization. Finally, key application areas are covered, including biomedical applications, packaging and automobile engineering.

This will be a highly valuable reference source, supporting academics, researchers and postgraduate students interested in polymer blends, or involved in the fields of polymer science, polymer chemistry, polymer physics and materials science, as well as scientists, R&D professionals and engineers in industry who are involved in the development or engineering of polymer products.