Design and Applications of Nanostructured Polymer Blends and Nanocomposite Systems

Professor Sabu Thomas is currently an Emeritus Professor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University. He is a Senior Professor of Christ University, Bangalore, India. He is also a visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, and an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India. He is the Chairman of the TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The H index of Professor Thomas is 163 and he has more than 133,000 citationsDr. Sarathchandran C currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Science and Humanities, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Chennai. He obtained his Ph. D. in 2016 from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.

"...a very good summary of the present state of the art and gives the reader the information necessary to dig deeper into each topic…recommended for those who want to learn about how others are blending polymers for the specific topics listed." --IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

• 1. Thermoset–thermoplastic Nanostructured Blends2. Thermoplastic–thermoset Nanostructured Blends3. Liquid Crystalline Nanostructured Polymer Blends4. Thermoplastics Polymers Reinforced with Natural Fibres5. Aerogels and Foamed Nanostructured Polymer Blends6. Nanomembrane Materials Based upon Polymer Blends7. Polymers with Nano-encapsulated Functional Polymers8. Encapsulated Nanoparticles for Treatment of Cancer Cells9. Encapsulated Phase Change Materials10. Carbon Containing Nanostructured Polymer Blends11. Immiscible or Incompatible Polymer Blends Stabilized with Nanophase12. Nanostructured Polymer Blends for Gas--Vapor Barrier and Dielectric Applications13. Polyhydroxyalkanoates and their Nanobiocomposites with Cellulose Nanocrystals14. Crystallization and Morphology Changes in Nanostructured Polymers Blends15. Phase Structures in Thin Films of Nanostructured Polymer Blends16. Mechanism of Toughening in Nanostructured Polymer Blends17. Hydrophobic--Hydrophilic Nanostructured Polymer Blends