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Polymer/Nanodiamond Nanocomposites. Fundamentals, Properties and Applications. Micro and Nano Technologies

  • Book

  • July 2024
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 5927203

Polymer/Nanodiamond Nanocomposites: Fundamentals, Properties and Applications provides an up-to-date review of these materials. The structure, design, processing, and properties, as well as technological advancements, are all thoroughly discussed. Several practical and potential application areas are also identified such as tribological aerospace/automobile materials (thermally conducting, lubricant, and radiation shielding), coatings/anti-corrosion nanomaterials, shape memory nanocomposites, energy devices (Li ion batteries and solar cells), and biomedical nanomaterials (drug delivery, tissue engineering, biosensor, imaging).

Current difficulties and potential opportunities are also discussed in detail. The book covers all aspects of these new novel materials' design, structure, manufacture, and applications, offering an up-to-date, comprehensive knowledge resource for materials scientists, researchers, and engineers.

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Table of Contents

1: Nanodiamond: Structure, synthesis, properties, and applications
2: Polymer/nanodiamond nanocomposites: Fundamentals, fabrication, and characteristics
3: Development of nanodiamond nanobifiller derived polymeric nanocomposites
4: Performance of thermosetting polymers containing nanodiamond nanofiller
5: Advances in thermoplastic polymer/nanodiamond nanomaterials
6: Nanodiamond reinforced conducting polymer-based nanomaterials
7: Tribological performance of polymer/nanodiamond nanocomposites: Aerospace, automobile and engineered structures
8: Potential of polymer/nanodiamond nanocomposites for radiation shielding and corrosion protection
9: Shape memory polymer/nanodiamond nanocomposites: Design and functioning
10: Polymer/nanodiamond nanocomposites in energy devices: Fuel cells, Li ion batteries and solar cells
11: Biomedical applications of multifunctional polymer/nanodiamond nanocomposites
12: Polymer/nanodiamond nanocomposites towards industries and future impacts

Authors

Ayesha Kausar Professor and Researcher, National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan. Prof. Dr. Ayesha Kausar is affiliated with the National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan. Her current research interests include the design, fabrication, characterization, and exploration of structure-property relationships and potential applications of nanocomposites, polymeric composites/nanocomposites, nanoparticles/polymeric nanoparticles, quantum dots, nanocarbons (such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, nanodiamonds, fullerenes), inorganic/hybrid materials, nanofibers, and nano-foam architectures. Dr. Kausar has made extensive contributions to the fields of nanomaterials and materials science, with numerous scientific publications in international peer-reviewed journals. She has authored multiple monographs on topics ranging from carbon nano-onions and graphene quantum dots to polymer-based nanocomposites and conducting polymer nanocomposites. Additionally, she has contributed chapters to a large number of international books and encyclopedias. Her work has been recognized in recent years by inclusion in the world's top 2% of scientists in materials science and nanotechnology, according to surveys conducted by Stanford University.