High-Performance Polymers for Engineering-Based Composites

High-Performance Polymers for Engineering-Based Composites presents a selection of investigations and innovative research in polymer chemistry and advanced materials. The book includes case studies in the field of nanocomposites. The volume provides coverage of new research in polymer science and engineering with applications in chemical engineering, materials science, and chemistry. In addition to synthetic polymer chemistry, it also looks at the properties of polymers in various states (solution, melt, solid). The chapters provide a survey of the important categories of polymers including commodity thermoplastics and fibers, elastomers and thermosets, and engineering and specialty polymers. Basic polymer processing principles are explained as well as in-depth descriptions of the latest polymer applications in different industrial sectors. This new book reviews the field’s current state and emerging advances. With contributions from experts from both the industry and academia, this book presents the latest developments in polymer products and chemical processes.

Omari Vasilii Mukbaniani, DSc, is professor and director of the Macromolecular Chemistry Department of I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia. He is also the director of the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. For several years he was a member of advisory board of the Journal Proceedings of Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Chemical Series) and contributing editor of the journal Polymer News and the Polymers Research Journal. His research interests include polymer chemistry, polymeric materials, and chemistry of organosilicon compounds. He is an author more than 360 publication, eight books, three monographs, and 10 inventions.

Professor Marc J.M. Abadie is emeritus professor at the Université Montpellier 2, Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc. He was full professor at the Université Montpellier 2, Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc and head of Laboratory of Polymer Science and Advanced Organic Materials – LEMP/MAO. He is currently "Michael Fam" visiting professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His present activities concern high performance composites and nanocomposites, UV & EB coatings, and biomaterials. He has published 11 books and 11 patents. He has advised nearly 95 M.S. and 52 Ph.D. students with whom he has published over 395 papers. He has more than 40 years experience in polymer science with 10 years in the industry (IBM USA, MOD UK, SNPA/Total France).

Tamara Tatrishvili, PhD, is senior specialist at the Unite of Academic Process Management (Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences) at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University as well as senior researcher of the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry and Polymeric Materials in Tbilisi, Georgia.