Polymer-Based Nanostructured Barrier Materials offers an in-depth exploration into the latest advancements in nanostructured barrier technologies. The book covers a range of topics including processing, characterization, and applications, with a focus on polymeric materials utilized in barrier contexts. It details thermoplastics, thermoset polymers, elastomers, specialty elastomers, and biopolymers. The book delves into barrier mechanisms, testing standards, theoretical modeling, simulation, and industrial requirements for nanostructured barrier materials in packaging. It also addresses preparation for specific properties and applications such as edible packaging, active and intelligent packaging, corrosion protection, tire engineering, environmental remediation, and other novel uses.
This comprehensive resource is aimed at researchers, advanced students, industrial scientists, engineers, and R&D professionals interested in barrier and nanomaterials.
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Table of Contents
Part I: Materials for nanostructured barrier materials1. Introduction to polymers as barrier materials
2. The Green Barrier: Biopolymers in Packaging
3. Growth and requirements of barrier materials in packaging
4. Nanomaterials as functional enablers in smart and active packaging
5. Oxygen and aroma barrier in films
6. Biodegradable packaging and gas barrier mechanism
7. Package industry growth
Part II: Properties and applications
8. Low conducting melt-mixed films of polypropylene and carbon nanofibers for antistatic packaging
9. Nanocellulose-based materials in packaging
10. Barrier properties of polymer nanoclay and hybrid composites
11. Barrier properties of polymer graphite, graphene, and their hybrid composites
12. Barrier properties of polymer polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane and hybrid composites
13. Graphene-based polymer nanocomposites as barrier coatings for corrosion protection
14. Applications of barrier films in the food industry
15. Standardized testing of nanostructured polymer-based barrier films` for edible fruit coatings
16. Nanostructured barrier materials for edible packaging
17. Biobased packaging
18. Polymeric barrier materials for biomedical applications
19. Polymeric nanocarriers for herbal medicine delivery and therapeutic applications
20. Natural bioactive polyphenols as ultraviolet barriers in biodegradable packaging
21. Smart packaging systems for quality preservation and food safety monitoring
22. Applications of barrier nanostructured electrospun polymeric fibers and nonwovens
23. Polysaccharide and proteins versus synthetic polymer aerogels to remove contaminants from contaminated water
24. Miscellaneous applications of polymers as barrier materials
Authors
V. Prajitha Research Scholar in the School of Chemical Sciences and JRF, under the DST Nanomission Project, International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. V. Prajitha is a research associate at the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. She completed her Master of Science degree in biopolymer science at Cochin University of Science and Technology, India. Her research focuses on self-assembling nanomaterials, such as nanosilica, graphene oxide, and rubber nanocomposites. She has also co-edited one book, entitled Colloidal Metal Oxide Nanoparticles, published by Elsevier. Sabu Thomas Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India; Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Center of Excellence in Polymeric Materials for Medical Practice Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Prof. Sabu Thomas is a globally renowned scientist and one of the leading researchers in polymer science and nanotechnology. He currently serves as Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering and was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his pioneering work on polymer blends, nanocomposites, green materials, and sustainable polymers. Koloth Paduvilan Jibin Senior Researcher, School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, India.Keloth Paduvilan Jibin is an assistant professor at the Department of Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi College, Iritty Kannur, Kerala, India. He completed his Master of Science degree in Analytical Chemistry in 2016, and was ranked first in the MSc Analytical Chemistry at Mahatma Gandhi University. Jibin has presented several papers at national and international conferences. As part of his work on nanomaterials, he has been involved in projects on optical studies of samarium complexes, synthesized using curcumin, isolated from turmeric extract as ligand, and on the synthesis of Mg and Co co-doped ZnO-based diluted magnetic semi-conductors, for optoelectronic applications. Currently he is working in the area of hybrid polymer nanocomposites for engineering applications. He has published 10 journal articles, more than 10 book chapters and edited two books.
