English | 2023 | PDF | 43 MB | 205 Pages
Suprakas Sinha Ray, Amanuel Geberekrstos, Tanyaradzwa Sympathy Muzata, 9781569909010, 978-1569909010, 978-1-56990-901-0, 978-1-56990-919-5, 1569909016, 1569909199, 9781569909195, 978-1569909195
Phase separation in polymer blends has
achieved a tremendous techno-commercial importance. Most of the
applications of polymer blends, such as tissue engineering, membrane
technology, electromagnetic shielding, energy harvesting, structural
materials, packaging, smart multiphase polymer coatings, depend on the
morphologies developed during processing.
This
book outlines the fundamental aspects of polymer blend thermodynamics,
the state-of-the-art processing techniques for specific polymer blend
systems currently in use, and the design and fabrication of multiphasic
polymeric materials, which will present a multiplicity of opportunities
in the water remediation, packaging, and electronic industries, to
mention a few. It emphasizes recent research developments, processing
techniques, characterization methods, factors influencing phase
separation temperature in phase-separated, including partially miscible,
polymer blends, and key research challenges in the development of
phase-separated polymers materials.
With
unique and systematic coverage of the journey from fundamentals to
applications in polymer blends, this book is ideal for polymer
scientists and engineers, material scientists, researchers, engineers,
and under- and post-graduate students who are interested in this
exciting field of research. It will help industrial researchers and
R&D managers bring advanced phase-separated polymer
materials/products to the market.
