Nanostructured Immiscible Polymer Blends. Migration and Interface. Micro and Nano Technologies

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Fundamentals of polymer nanostructured materials
3. Overview of nanoparticles and their surface modification
4. Fundamentals of immiscible polymer blends
5. Manufacturing technology and characterization
6. Particle localization at the equilibrium state and migration mechanism
7. Effects of mixing conditions (dynamic process)
8. Effects of associated constituents
9. Migration vs. properties including hybrid effect
10. Applications
11. General conclusions and future outlook
12. References

Authors

Suprakas Sinha Ray Chief Research Scientist and Manager of the Centre for Nanostructures and Advanced Materials, DSI-CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa; Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. Professor Suprakas Sinha Ray is a Chief Research Scientist and Manager of the Centre for Nanostructures and Advanced Materials, DSI-CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa. His current research focuses on the applications of advanced nanostructured & polymeric materials. He is one of the most active and highly cited authors in the field of polymer nanocomposite materials, and he has recently been rated by Thomson Reuters as being one of the top 1% most impactful and influential scientists and top 50 high impact chemists. He is the author of 7 authored books, co-author of 5 edited books, 32 book chapters on various aspects of polymer-based nanostructured materials & their applications, and author and co-author of 430 articles in high-impact international journals. Reza Salehiyan Senior Researcher, DST/CSIR National Centre for Nanostructured materials, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa. Senior Researcher at DST/CSIR National Centre for Nano-structured Materials,Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa. His research focuses on the morphology of polymer blends with different classes of nanoparticle, and on how controlling the migration and distribution of nanoparticles in polymer blends