Polymer Science and Technology

This book starts with a very brief description on polymers, nanomaterials and polymer nanocomposites including their characterization, analysis, testing and processing. This book is aimed towards both experienced students as well as to the beginner student who wishes to peruse research work in the field. Therefore, this is the first book of its kind on…

This book is a compiled contribution from experts in the field of natural polymers, and it is organized into two volumes. The purpose of this book is to provide an entire catalogue of natural polymers, beginning with their introduction, mass production, qualitative and quantitative characterization and leading to their advanced applications in every aspect of…

Polypropylene (PP) is a typical polymorphic polymer with α-form, β-form, γ-form, and mesomorphic smectic form modifications, and crystallizes into diverse morphologies. In this book, Chapter One comprehensively reviews the kinds of self-assembly β-nucleating agents and the manipulation strategies in the practical processing to control the crystal structure and prepare high-performance PP products. Chapter Two discusses…

Polyimide (PI) is an engineering polymer material with advantages of high temperature resistance, low temperature tolerance, radiation resistance, flexibility and excellent dielectric properties. This book presents research on the properties, composites and uses of polyimides. Chapter One focuses on the synthesis and structure-property relationships of neat polyimides, and provides a list of the different methods…

The book Natural Polymers: Derivatives, Blends and Composites Volume II is an edited volume comprised of fifteen chapters from different experts working in the area of natural polymers. Natural polymers are finding applications in fields of packaging, medicine, pharmaceutics, biomedicine, textiles and many others. This book gives detailed insight into all aspects of natural polymers…

Biopolymers such as cellulose, lignin, starch, pectin, chitin, xylan, etc. are copiously available in nature in the form of plant biomass. They have been used for various applications such as biofuels, nanobiocomposites, biomedicine, etc. Biopolymers have unique antimicrobial properties, and are thus used for food packaging. The field of biomaterials is interdisciplinary and includes chemistry,…