Thermal Analysis of Polymeric Materials

INTRODUCTION PART I METHODS Thermal Analysis Methods Modulated Temperature Differential Scanning Calorimetry Fast Scanning Calorimetry Use of Different Thermal Analysis Techniques Coupled with FTIR Spectroscopy to Simultaneously Induce and Identify the Chemical Reactions on Polymers PART II FUNDAMENTALS Glass Transition and Relaxation Phenomena Polymer Crystallization Curing Kinetics Heat Capacity Thermo(oxidative) Stability PART III MATERIALS Liquid Crystalline Polymers Polymer Nanocomposites and Hybrid Materials Biocomposites and Biomaterials Polymer Additives PART IV APPLICATION Thermal Analysis in Polymers Recycling Application of Thermal Analysis Methods for Life-Time Predictions Thermal Analysis in Energy Thermal Analysis of Pharmaceutical Materials Stabilized by Polymers Thermal Analysis in Aerospace and Automotive Sectors Application of Thermal Analysis Methods for Characterization of Textiles and Fibers CONCLUSIONS REFERENCES

Krzysztof Pielichowski Professor Krzysztof Pielichowski is the Head of Department of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers at the Cracow University of Technology, Poland. He is an expert in thermal analysis of polymeric materials, especially polymer nanocomposites along with engineering polymers and hybrid organic-inorganic materials containing POSS. Prof. Pielichowski has co-authored over 160 peer-reviewed papers and he has been recipient of a number of international and national awards, such as Kosciuszko Foundation Fellowship in 2000, Fulbright Fellowship Award in 2003 and the Rector of CUT Awards. He is the president of the Polish Society for Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2015 until now) and member of the Committee of Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (2012 until now). Kinga Pielichowska Assoc. Prof. Kinga Pielichowska leads her research group in the Department of Biomaterials and Composites at AGH University of Science and Technology. Her research is focused on polymer chemistry and technology as well as nanotechnology, she particularly specializes in the areas of phase transition and thermal degradation of polymeric materials studied by advanced thermal analysis methods, polymeric phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage and polymer (nano)composites for biomedical applications. She has (co)authored more than 80 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. She is an academic editor in `Advances in Polymer Technology? (Wiley-Hindawi) and member of the Polish Society for Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry and Polish Society of Biomaterials.