Sabu Thomas Ph.D. (1987) in Polymer Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, is Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Prof. Thomas has (co-)authored more than 300 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has been involved in a number of books, both as author and editor. Gennady E. Zaikov, N.M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia S.V. Valsaraj, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India.

• PREFACE, 1. PREPARATION, STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIP, AND APPLICATIONS OF LAYERED SILICATE RUBBER LATEX NANOCOMPOSITES, 2. POLYMER-GRAPHITE NANOCOMPOSITES, 3. POLYANILINE NANOCOMPOSITES, 4. POLYOLEFIN CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES, 5. PMMA-, PAN AND ACRYLIC- BASED POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, 6. POLYURETHANE NANOCOMPOSITES, 7. SEMICONDUCTOR-POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, 8. CELLULOSE FIBRIL- AND WHISKER-REINFORCED POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, 9. ENHANCEMENT OF THERMAL, THERMOMECHANICAL, AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CARBON- FIBER- REINFORCED AND SANDWICH COMPOSITES THROUGH NANOPHASED EPOXY/FOAM, 10. THE CURE BEHAVIOR OF THERMOSETTING RESIN- BASED NANOCOMPOSITES CHARACTERIZED BY USING DYNAMIC TORSIONAL VIBRATION METHOD, 11. NMR INVESTIGATIONS ON POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, 12. STRUCTURE DETERMINATION OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES BY SMALL- ANGLE SCATTERING, 13. FIRE-RETARDANT PROPERTIES OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, 14. NANOCOMPOSITE POLYMER ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES, 15. APPLICATION OF NANOCOMPOSITES IN IMAGING AND DISPLAY MEDIA

Sabu Thomas Ph.D. (1987) in Polymer Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, is Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Prof. Thomas has (co-)authored more than 300 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has been involved in a number of books, both as author and editor. Gennady E. Zaikov, N.M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia S.V. Valsaraj, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India.

• PREFACE, 1. PREPARATION, STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIP, AND APPLICATIONS OF LAYERED SILICATE RUBBER LATEX NANOCOMPOSITES, 2. POLYMER-GRAPHITE NANOCOMPOSITES, 3. POLYANILINE NANOCOMPOSITES, 4. POLYOLEFIN CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES, 5. PMMA-, PAN AND ACRYLIC- BASED POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, 6. POLYURETHANE NANOCOMPOSITES, 7. SEMICONDUCTOR-POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, 8. CELLULOSE FIBRIL- AND WHISKER-REINFORCED POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, 9. ENHANCEMENT OF THERMAL, THERMOMECHANICAL, AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CARBON- FIBER- REINFORCED AND SANDWICH COMPOSITES THROUGH NANOPHASED EPOXY/FOAM, 10. THE CURE BEHAVIOR OF THERMOSETTING RESIN- BASED NANOCOMPOSITES CHARACTERIZED BY USING DYNAMIC TORSIONAL VIBRATION METHOD, 11. NMR INVESTIGATIONS ON POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, 12. STRUCTURE DETERMINATION OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES BY SMALL- ANGLE SCATTERING, 13. FIRE-RETARDANT PROPERTIES OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, 14. NANOCOMPOSITE POLYMER ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES, 15. APPLICATION OF NANOCOMPOSITES IN IMAGING AND DISPLAY MEDIA

Sabu Thomas Ph.D. (1987) in Polymer Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, is Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Prof. Thomas has (co-)authored more than 300 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has been involved in a number of books, both as author and editor. Gennady E. Zaikov, N.M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia S.V. Valsaraj, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India.

• PREFACE, 1. PREPARATION, STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIP, AND APPLICATIONS OF LAYERED SILICATE RUBBER LATEX NANOCOMPOSITES, 2. POLYMER-GRAPHITE NANOCOMPOSITES, 3. POLYANILINE NANOCOMPOSITES, 4. POLYOLEFIN CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES, 5. PMMA-, PAN AND ACRYLIC- BASED POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, 6. POLYURETHANE NANOCOMPOSITES, 7. SEMICONDUCTOR-POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, 8. CELLULOSE FIBRIL- AND WHISKER-REINFORCED POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, 9. ENHANCEMENT OF THERMAL, THERMOMECHANICAL, AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CARBON- FIBER- REINFORCED AND SANDWICH COMPOSITES THROUGH NANOPHASED EPOXY/FOAM, 10. THE CURE BEHAVIOR OF THERMOSETTING RESIN- BASED NANOCOMPOSITES CHARACTERIZED BY USING DYNAMIC TORSIONAL VIBRATION METHOD, 11. NMR INVESTIGATIONS ON POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, 12. STRUCTURE DETERMINATION OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES BY SMALL- ANGLE SCATTERING, 13. FIRE-RETARDANT PROPERTIES OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, 14. NANOCOMPOSITE POLYMER ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES, 15. APPLICATION OF NANOCOMPOSITES IN IMAGING AND DISPLAY MEDIA