Handbook of Polymernanocomposites. Processing, Performance and Application : Volume A - Layered Silicates

Volume A of Handbook of Polymer Nanocomposites deals with Layered Silicates. In some 20 chapters the preparation, architecture, characterisation, properties and application of polymer nanocomposites are discussed by experts in their respective fields.

Contributors

Chapter 1 : Polyhydroxyalkanoates-Based Nanocomposites : An Efficient and Promising Way of Finely Controlling Functional Materials Properties
Chapter 2 : New Developments in Polycaprolactone-Layered Silicate Nano-biocomposites : Fabrication and Properties
Chapter 3 : Polylactic Acid (PLA) Layered Silicate Nanocomposites
Chapter 4 : Recent Progress in the Development of Starch-Layered Silicate Nanocomposites
Chapter 5 : Structure-Property Correlations of Poly (ethylene oxide) Nanohybrids with Layered Silicates and Silica Nanoparticles
Chapter 6 : Recent Developments in Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives/Clay Nanocomposites
Chapter 7 : Thermal and Rheological Properties of Poly(ethylene-co-vinylacetate) (EVA) Nanoclay
Chapter 8 : Polypropylene Clay Nanocomposites
Chapter 9 : ABS Based Nanocomposites
Chapter 10 : Polysterene Layered Silicate Nanocomposites
Chapter 11 : Nanoclays as Asphalt-Binder Modifiers
Chapter 12 : Crystallization and Polymorphic Behavior of Nylon-Clay Nanocomposites
Chapter 13 : Preparation and Characterization of Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) Nanocomposites
Chapter 14 : Recent Developments in Poly(butylene terephthalate) Nanocomposites
Chapter 15 : FRP Esthetic Orthodontic Wire and Development of Matrix Strengthening with Poly(methyl methacrylate)/Montmorillonite Nanocomposite
Chapter 16 : Development of TGDDM Based Layered Silicate Nanocomposites for High Performance Applications
Chapter 17 : Structural and Physical Properties of Polyurethane Nanocomposites and Foams
Chapter 18 : Advanced Electrospun Nanofibers of Layered Silicate Nanocomposites : A Review of Processing, Properties, and Applications
Chapter 19 : Flame Retardant Properties of Polymer/Layered Double Hydroxide N Nanocomposites
Chapter 20 : Recent Developments in the Permeability of Polymer Clay Nanocomposites
Chapter 21 : Recent Developments of Foamed Polymer/Layered Silicates Nanocomposites
Chapter 22 : Polymer-Layered Silicate Nanocomposite Membranes for Fuel Cell Application
Chapter 23 : Polymer Nanocomposites : Emerging Growth Driver for the Global Automotive Industry