Natural Rubber Materials

Sabu Thomas is professor at the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India. He received Ph.D from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and a B.Tech in Polymer Science and Technology from Cochin University. Prof. Thomas has gained additional experience as a visiting professor at a number of universities around the world. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a member of the American Chemical Society, his research has led to the publication of some 360 articles in international peer reviewed journals, several book chapters and patents. The co-editor of four books, he has been a visiting professor and lecturer at some of the world's leading polymer research laboratories.

• Volume 1: Natural Rubber-Based Blends and IPNs: State of the Art, New Challenges and Opportunities;Natural Rubber: Biosynthesis, Structure and Properties;Non-Rubbers and Abnormal Groups in Natural Rubber;The Production of Natural Rubber From Hevea Brasilliensis Latex: Colloidal Properties, Preservation, Purification and Processing;Natural Rubber Based Blends and IPNs: Manufacturing Methods;Filler Migration in Natural Rubber Blends During the Mixing Process;Natural Rubber Blends and IPNs: Miscibility and Immiscibility;Natural Rubber Based Non Polar Synthetic Rubber Blends;Natural Rubber Based Polar Synthetic Rubber Blends;Thermoplastic Elastomer From High Density Polyethylene/Natural Rubber: Effects of Different Dynamic Vulcanization;Natural Rubber/Engineering Thermoplastic Elastomer Blends;Radiation Processing of Natural Rubber With Vinyl Plastics;Blends and IPNs of Natural Rubber With Acrylic Plastics;Photo-Reactive Nanomatrix Structure Formed By Graft-Copolymerization of 1, 9-Nonandiol Dimethacrylate Onto Natural Rubber;Blends and IPNs of Natural Rubber with Thermosetting Polymers;Natural Rubber Blends with Biopolymers;Clay Reinforcement in Natural Rubber Based in Micro and Nano Length Scales;Rheological Behaviour of Natural Rubber Based- Blends;Spectroscopy: Natural Rubber- Based Blends and IPNs;Mechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of Natural Rubber Based-Blends and IPNs;Scattering Studies on Natural Rubber Based-Blends and IPNs;Transport of Penetrant Molecules Through Natural Rubber-Based Blends and IPNs;Life Cycle Analysis, Ageing and Degradation Behaviour of Natural Rubber Based-Blends and IPNs;Applications of Natural Rubber Based-Blends and IPNS in Tire Engineering and Other Fields;Volume 2: Natural Rubber-Based Composites and Nanocomposites: State of the Art, New Challenges and Opportunities;Nanofillers in Natural Rubber;Theory and Mechanisms of Filler Reinforcement in Natural Rubber;Preparation and Properties of Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;Strength and Durability of Natural Rubber and Chemically Modified Natural Rubber;Carbon Black Reinforcement in Natural Rubber in Micro and Nano Length;Silica Reinforcement in Natural Rubber in Micro and Nano Length Scales;Clay Reinforcement in Natural Rubber in Micro and Nano Length Scales;Long and Short Glass Fiber Reinforced Natural Rubber Composites;Micro and Nano TiO2 Reinforced Natural Rubber Composites;Micro and Nano Metal Particle Filled Natural Rubber Composites;Micro and Nano Zinc Oxide Filled NR Composites;Magnetic Filler Reinforced Natural Rubber Macro and Nanocomposites;Micro and Nano Calcium Carbonate Filled Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;Preparation and Characterizations of Natural Rubber Reinforced With Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs);Metal Oxide Filled Micro and Nano Natural Rubber Composites;Fully Green Natural Fiber Reinforced Natural Rubber Micro Composites;Synthesis of Natural Rubber Based Completely Green Bionanocomposites;Linear and Nonlinear Viscoelastic Behavior Natural Rubber Composites from Macro to Nanoscales;Rheological Behavior of Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;X-Ray, Light and Neutron Scattering Studies On Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;Mechanical Properties of Natural Rubber Composites from Macro to Nanoscales;Microscopy of Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;NMR Studies of Natural Rubber Composites from Macro to Nanoscales - A Review;ESR Studies of Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;Diffusion and Transport of Liquids, Vapours and Gases Through Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;Applications of Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;