Materials for Potential EMI Shielding Applications

Kuruvilla Joseph is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India. His research areas include nanomaterials and nanocomposites, polymer blends and composites, synthesis of polymers from natural resources, green materials and biocomposites, aging and degradation, and development of biosensors.Dr. Wilson is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, St. Cyril’s College, Kerala, India. He obtained his PhD in Chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India. He has written several publications in international journals and conference proceedings. He has also co-edited two books one titled “Transport Properties of Polymeric Membranes” and the other titled “Materials for Potential EMI Shielding Applications: Processing, Properties and Current Trends” published by Elsevier. He has also conducted research work at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Dr. Runcy has also almost two years of industrial experience as a junior scientist at the Corporate R&D Centre, HLL Lifecare Limited, a Government of India Enterprise, in the area of synthesis of green polymers. His current research interests include polymer nanocomposites for membrane applications, synthesis of biodegradable polymers for medical applications, and development of high quality EMI shielding material. Dr. George obtained his PhD in Chemistry from Kalasalingam University, Tamil Nadu, India in 2014, specializing in the area of commingled natural fiber composites. He published several articles in high-impact journals (Composite Part A, Composite Part B, Carbon, Scientific Reports etc.) and wrote chapters for several books. He has two and a half years of experience as a junior scientist at the Corporate R&D Centre, HLL Lifecare Limited, a Government of India Enterprise, in the area of graphene/natural rubber latex nanocomposites for contraceptive applications. Dr. George also completed two years of post-doctoral research in the area of EMI shielding materials during his tenure as UGC-DSKPDF at School of Pure and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. He was also a post-doctoral researcher at Division of Materials Science, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden for 1 year and 8 months and worked in the area of high quality carbon nanomaterials from biomass. He has also co-edited a book titled “Materials for Potential EMI Shielding Applications: Processing, Properties and Current Trends” published by Elsevier. His present research interests include natural fiber-based composites, carbon nanocomposites for EMI shielding applications, graphene-based composites, and biomass/biochar to advanced carbon nanomaterials.

• 1. Introduction2. Theory of EMI shielding3. EMI shielding disclosed through virtual and physical experiments4. Significance of naturally derived materials for potential EMI shields5. Thermoplastic polymer composites for EMI shielding applications6. EMI Shielding Materials Based on Thermosetting Polymers7. Metal embedded matrices for EMI shielding8. Elastomer based materials for EMI shielding applications9. Polymeric blends as EMI shielding materials10. Biodegradable polymeric materials for EMI shielding11. Nanomaterials with Potential EMI Shielding Properties12. Carbon based nanocomposites for EMI Shielding –Recent Advances13. Carbon fibers-reinforced Composites for EMI shielding14. Hybrid Polymer Nanocomposites with EMI Shielding Applications15. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer – Metal Wire Mesh Hybrid Composite for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding16. Conducting Polymer Composites: An Efficient EMI Shielding Material17. EMI shielding textile materials based on conducting polymers18. Porous materials for EMI shielding19. Electromagnetic Shielding of Ceramic Materials20. Cement based EMI shielding materials21. EMI Shielding of Metals, Alloys and Composites22. EMI shielding textile materials23. High Temperature Electromagnetic shielding material