Synthesis Techniques for Polymer Nanocomposites

PrefaceSYNTHESIS OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES: REVIEW OF VARIOUS TECHNIQUESIntroductionSynthesis MethodsMASTERBATCH APPROACH TO GENERATE HDPE/CPE/GRAPHENE NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionExperimentalResults and DiscussionConclusionsPREPARATION AND APPLICATIONS OF HYDROXYAPATITE NANOCMOPSITES BASED ON BIODEGRADABLE AND NATURAL POLYMERSIntroductionPreparation of HAp NanocrystalsPreparation of HAp NanocompositesApplications of HAp/DNA Nanocomplexes as Gene CarriersTissue Engineering Applications of HAp Nanocomposites Based on Biodegradable PolymersApplications of HAp Nanocomposites Based on Biodegradable Poylmers as Drug Delivery SystemsMiscellaneous Applications of HAp Nanocomposites Based on Biodegradable PolymersConcluding RemarksSYNTHETIC METHODS FOR NANOCOMPOSITES BASED ON POLYESTER RESINSIntroductionNanocomposites with Zero-Dimensional NanofillersNanocomposites with One-Dimensional NanofillersNanocomposites with Two-Dimensional NanofillersConclusionsSYNTHESIS FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF Ag/CNT-POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionExperimental ProcedureResults and DiscussionConclusionPREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PVDF-BASED NANOCOMPOSITESSynthesis of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)Structure and Piezoelectric Properties of PVDFProcessing of PVDF for Energy Harvesting ApplicationsProcessing of PVDF Based Materials: Polymer/Polymer, Polymer/Nanocfiller, Polymer/Ionomer BlendsPVDF Based Nanocomposites for Energy Harvesting ApplicationsConclusionIN SITU THERMAL, PHOTON, AND ELECTRON-BEAM SYNTHESIS OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionThermal-Assisted In Situ Synthesis: Material Choice and Nanocomposite CharacterizationFabrication of Nanocomposites and PatterningConclusionsSYNTHESIS OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES BY WATER-ASSISTED EXTRUSIONIntroductionNanocomposites Structure and CharacterizationNanocomposites PreparationNanocomposite PropertiesToward Fully Green Composites?IN SITU PREPARATION OF CONDUCTING POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionIn Situ Preparation of

Vikas Mittal is an Assistant Professor at the Chemical Engineering Department of The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi. He obtained his PhD in 2006 in Polymer and Materials Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. Later, he worked as Materials Scientist in the Active and Intelligent Coatings section of SunChemical in London, UK and as Polymer Engineer at BASF Polymer Research in Ludwigshafen, Germany. His research interests include polymer nanocomposites, novel filler surface modifications, thermal stability enhancements, polymer latexes with functionalized surfaces etc. He has authored over 40 scientific publications, book chapters and patents on these subjects.