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Nano-size Polymers

Preparation, Properties, Applications

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  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Stoyko Fakirov

    1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre for Advanced Composite Materials, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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  • Defines the difference between nanostructured materials and nanomaterials or nano-size materials and describes these materials in great depth
  • Compares and contrasts the properties of nanomaterials with bulk materials
  • Summarizes the techniques used for the converting of bulk polymers into nano-size materials
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  3. Chemical Approaches for Preparation of Nano-size Polymers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Nano-sized Polymer Structures via Self-assembly and Co-assembly Approaches

      • Grigoris Mountrichas, Petar Petrov, Stergios Pispas, Stanislav Rangelov
      Pages 19-48

    3. Direct Synthesis of Nano-size Polymers by Microemulsion Polymerization

      • Manas Chanda
      Pages 49-86

  4. Physical Approaches for Preparation of Nano-size Polymers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. Electrospinning: Current Status and Future Trends

      • Soheila Mohammadzadehmoghadam, Yu Dong, Salim Barbhuiya, Linjun Guo, Dongyan Liu, Rehan Umer et al.
      Pages 89-154

    3. Isolation of Cellulose Nanowhiskers and Their Nanocomposites

      • Dongyan Liu, Yu Dong, Guoxin Sui
      Pages 155-177

    4. From Polymer Blends to Nano-size Materials with Controlled Nanomorphology

      • Stoyko Fakirov
      Pages 179-200

    5. Electrospun Polymer Nanofiber Separators and Electrolyte Membranes for Energy Storage and Conversion Applications

      • Yue-E Miao, Tianxi Liu
      Pages 201-223

    6. Converting of Bulk Polymers into Nanofibrils via Hot Stretching of Polymer Blends

      • Ben Niu, Gan-Ji Zhong, Jia-Zhuang Xu, Huan Xu, Lan Xie, Zhong-Ming Li
      Pages 225-249

    7. Nano-size Polymers via Precipitation of Polymer Solutions

      • Prabhakar Dwivedi, Kariappa M. Karumbaiah, Raj Das
      Pages 251-282

    8. Fabrication and Properties of Spin-Coated Polymer Films

      • Raj Das, Avishek Chanda
      Pages 283-306

  5. Application Opportunities of Nano-size Polymers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 307-307
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    2. Electrospinning—Commercial Applications, Challenges and Opportunities

      • Bhuvana Kannan, Hansol Cha, Iain C. Hosie
      Pages 309-342

    3. Nanofibrillar Single Polymer Composites: Preparation and Mechanical Properties

      • Stoyko Fakirov
      Pages 343-366

    4. Template-Assisted Approaches for Preparation of Nano-sized Polymer Structures

      • Stanislav Rangelov, Petar Petrov
      Pages 367-396

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 397-399
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About this book

This book details all current techniques for converting bulk polymers into nano-size materials.  The authors highlight various physical and chemical approaches for preparation of nano-size polymers. They describe the properties of these materials and their extensive potential commercial applications.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre for Advanced Composite Materials, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Stoyko Fakirov

About the editor

Stoyko Fakirov is currently a Professor at the University of Auckland, Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include structure-properties relationships in polymers and composite materials, microscopic characterization, polymer materials science, manufacturing technologies for high performance plastics and composites with thermoplastic matrices, reactions in solid and molten condensation polymers (basics and commercial application), sequential reordering in condensation copolymers, chemical healing, micro- and nanofibrils reinforced composites, microhardness of polymers, gelatin- and starch-based biomaterials, materials for biomedical applications, and single polymer composites.

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