Editors:
- Offers both experienced researchers and students comprehensive information on the general field of liquid crystalline polymers
- Presents the synthesis, characterization, and applications of functional liquid crystalline polymers
- Summarizes reference information on novel properties of liquid crystalline polymers and nanocomposites
Part of the book series: Polymers and Polymeric Composites: A Reference Series (POPOC)
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Table of contents (21 entries)
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Front Matter
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LCP Self-Assembly and Dynamics
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Front Matter
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LCP Functions and Applications
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
Lei Zhu
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
Christopher Y. Li
About the editors
Prof. Christopher Li is a Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Drexel University. He received his B.S. degree in Polymer Chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1995 and his Ph.D. in Polymer Science from the University of Akron in 1999. After working as a postdoc at the Maurice Morton Institute of Polymer Science, University of Akron, for 2 years, he joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Drexel University in 2002 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate and Full Professor in 2007 and 2011, respectively. His research interests center on the structure and morphology of polymers and soft materials for energy and biomedical applications. Christopher is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the North American Thermal Analysis Society (NATAS). He served as the President of NATAS in 2016. Christopher is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Career Award, 3M Non-tenured Faculty Award, and DuPont Young Professor Award among others. He is author/co-author of over 170 refereed journal publications and book chapters.
Series Editor-in-Chief:
Dr. Kamal K. Kar is Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Programme, and Champa Devi Gangwal Institute Chair Professor since 2019 at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), India. He is the former Head of the Interdisciplinary Programme in Materials Science from 2011-2014, and Founding Chairman of Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering Kanpur Chapter from 2006 to 2011.
Prof. Kar pursued higher studies from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, and Iowa State University, USA before joining as a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at IIT Kanpur in 2001. He was a BOYSCAST Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA in 2003.
Prof. Kar is an active researcher in the area of nanostructured carbon materials, nanocomposites, functionally graded materials, nanopolymers, and smart materials for structural, energy, water and biomedical applications. His research works have been recognized through the office of (i) Department of Science and Technology, (ii) Ministry of Human Resource and Development, (iii) National Leather Development Programme, (iv) Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, (v) Defence Research and Development Organisation, (vi) Indian Space Research Organization, (vii) Department of Atomic Energy, (viii) Department of Biotechnology, (ix) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, (x) Aeronautical Development Establishment, (xi) Aeronautics Research and Development Board, (xii) Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment, (xiii) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Kanpur (xiv) Danone research and development department of beverages division France, (xv) Indian Science Congress Association and (xvi) Indian National Academy of Engineering.
Prof. Kar has published more than 210 papers in international referred journals, 135 conference papers, 5 books on nanomaterials and their nanocomposites, 35 review articles/book chapters and more than 55 national and international patents. He has guided 18 PhD students and 77 M.Tech students. Currently 17 PhD students, 10 M.Tech students and few visitors are working in his group.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Editors: Lei Zhu, Christopher Y. Li
Series Title: Polymers and Polymeric Composites: A Reference Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43350-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Reference Module Physical and Materials Science, Reference Module Chemistry, Materials and Physics
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-43349-9Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-43350-5Published: 13 August 2020
Series ISSN: 2510-3458
Series E-ISSN: 2510-3466
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 619
Number of Illustrations: 166 b/w illustrations, 203 illustrations in colour
Topics: Polymer Sciences, Magnetism, Magnetic Materials, Optical and Electronic Materials, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials