Description
Over recent years a considerable amount of effort has been devoted, both in industry and academia, towards the incorporation of various macro, micro and nano sized fillers into polymers. There is also much interest in the evaluation of various polymer properties with respect to a wide set of applications. The advances in nanotechnology together with the development in material sciences has improved the shortcomings of these materials over the decade. This book covers the latest advances in the field of polymer nanocomposites and polymer composites for varied applications. The major topics discussed in the book include: • Nanostructured materials for energy applications • Nanostructured polymercomposites • Bio-polymers • Nanostructured polymers for biomedical applicationsThe book contains extended and updated research papers that were initially selected for the ICAMP-2017 conference which focused on advances in polymer materials.The book is ideal for researchers and practitioners in polymer science and materials science as well as for graduate students in polymer chemistry, materials science, nanotechnology and biomedical engineering.
Table of Contents
I Nanostructured Materials for Energy Applications 1 1 Smart Nano-Enhanced Organic Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Applications 2 Fabrication of Natural Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells Based on Quasi Solid State Electrolyte Using TiO2 Nanocomposites 3 Implementing ZnO Nanomaterials in P3HT:PCBM Based Hybrid Solar Cell II Nanostructured Polymer Composites 4 Effect of Nanosilica Concentration on the Mechanical, Viscoelastic and Morphological Properties of Polypropylene/ Styrene–Ethylene/Butylene–Styrene Blend 5 A Comparative Approach to Structural Heterogeneity of Polyaniline and Its ZnO Nanocomposites III Bio-polymers 6 Synthesis and Characterisation of Polyurethanes from Bio-Based Vegetable Oil 7 Application of Lepidium sativum as an Excipient in Pharmaceuticals 8 Role of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA-biodegradable Polymer) in Food Packaging 9 Xylitol: Fermentative Production and Statistical Optimization Using Novel Isolates of Candida parapsilosis Strain BKR1 in the Indigenously Designed Multiphase Reactor IV Nanostructured Polymers for Biomedical Applications 10 Self-assembled Nanostructures of Polysaccharides for Therapeutics 11 Antimicrobial Effects of Biosynthesised Silver Nanoparticles Using Pimenta Dioica Leaf Extract
