Nanostructured Immiscible Polymer Blends

Professor Suprakas Sinha Ray is a Chief Research Scientist and Manager of the Centre for Nanostructures and Advanced Materials, and Director of the DSTI-CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa. He received his PhD degree in Physical Chemistry at the University of Calcutta, India, in 2001, and was a recipient of the ‘‘Sir P. C Ray Research Award’’ for the best PhD work. Prof. Ray’s current research focuses on the applications of advanced nanostructured & polymeric materials. He is one of the most active and highly cited authors (h-index of 99) in the field of polymer nanocomposite materials, and he has recently been ranked by Thomson Reuters among the Top 1% most impactful and influential scientists and among the top 50 high-impact chemists. He has delivered more than 77 plenary/keynote/invited presentations at international conferences and has organised or co-organised several events. He authored 16 books, co-authored 13 edited books, wrote 65 book chapters on various aspects of polymer-based nano-structured materials and their applications, and published 687 articles in high-impact international journals. His work also includes 14 articles in peer-reviewed international conference proceedings and 30 articles in national and international conference proceedings. Additionally, he holds nine patents (registered or pending) and has developed 13 new technologies, which he has shared with colleagues, collaborators, and industry partners. His team has commercialised several products and supported SMMEs. Over the past 19 years, he has mentored 27 postdoctoral fellows and supervised 48 PhD and 17 Master’s students. In 2016, he was honored with South Africa’s most prestigious NSTF Award.Senior Researcher at DST/CSIR National Centre for Nano-structured Materials,Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa. His research focuses on the morphology of polymer blends with different classes of nanoparticle, and on how controlling the migration and distribution of nanoparticles in polymer blends

"Overall, this book is well written and contains relevant information regarding the field of nanostructured immiscible polymer blends. Although it does not contain any problem sets, with up-to-date information and adequate bibliographical references, the book will be a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate student researchers studying the field of polymers, as well as scientists and engineers from industry." --MRS Bulletin

• 1. Introduction2. Fundamentals of polymer nanostructured materials3. Overview of nanoparticles and their surface modification4. Fundamentals of immiscible polymer blends 5. Manufacturing technology and characterization6. Particle localization at the equilibrium state and migration mechanism7. Effects of mixing conditions (dynamic process)8. Effects of associated constituents9. Migration vs. properties including hybrid effect10. Applications11. General conclusions and future outlook12. References