Volume A of Handbook of Polymer Nanocomposites deals with Layered Silicates. In some 20 chapters the preparation, architecture, characterisation, properties and application of polymer nanocomposites are discussed by experts in their respective fields
Author(s): Stéphane Bruzaud (auth.), Jitendra K. Pandey, Kummetha Raghunatha Reddy, Amar Kumar Mohanty, Manjusri Misra (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 538
Tags: Polymer Sciences; Physics, general
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Polyhydroxyalkanoates-Based Nanocomposites: An Efficient and Promising Way of Finely Controlling Functional Material Properties....Pages 1-20
New Developments in Polycaprolactone-Layered Silicate Nano-biocomposites: Fabrication and Properties....Pages 21-52
Polylactic Acid (PLA) Layered Silicate Nanocomposites....Pages 53-67
Recent Progress in the Development of Starch-Layered Silicate Nanocomposites....Pages 69-86
Structure-Property Correlations of Poly(ethylene oxide) Nanohybrids with Layered Silicates and Silica Nanoparticles....Pages 87-107
Recent Developments in Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives/Clay Nanocomposites....Pages 109-127
Thermal and Rheological Properties of Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA) Nanoclay....Pages 129-152
Polypropylene Clay Nanocomposites....Pages 153-175
ABS Based Nanocomposites....Pages 177-203
Polysterene Layered Silicate Nanocomposites....Pages 205-221
Nanoclays as Asphalt-Binder Modifiers....Pages 223-245
Crystallization and Polymorphic Behavior of Nylon-Clay Nanocomposites....Pages 247-265
Preparation and Characterization of Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) Nanocomposites....Pages 267-292
Recent Developments in Poly(butylene terephthalate) Nanocomposites....Pages 293-317
FRP Esthetic Orthodontic Wire and Development of Matrix Strengthening with Poly(methyl methacrylate)/Montmorillonite Nanocomposite....Pages 319-328
Development of TGDDM Based Layered Silicate Nanocomposites for High Performance Applications....Pages 329-340
Structural and Physical Properties of Polyurethane Nanocomposites and Foams....Pages 341-359
Advanced Electrospun Nanofibers of Layered Silicate Nanocomposites: A Review of Processing, Properties, and Applications....Pages 361-388
Flame Retardant Properties of Polymer/Layered Double Hydroxide N Nanocomposites....Pages 389-414
Recent Developments in the Permeability of Polymer Clay Nanocomposites....Pages 415-451
Recent Developments of Foamed Polymer/Layered Silicates Nanocomposites....Pages 453-479
Polymer-Layered Silicate Nanocomposite Membranes for Fuel Cell Application....Pages 481-509
Polymer Nanocomposites: Emerging Growth Driver for the Global Automotive Industry....Pages 511-538
