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This new book considers state-of-the-art developments and research
in polymer science, such as advanced polymers, composites and
nanocomposites, and the role of polymers in the progress of green
chemistry and medicine. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the
book is divided into sections that discuss Polymer Synthesis and
Application, Materials and Properties, Composites and
Nanostructures, Sustainable and Green Chemistry, and Constitutional
Systems for Medicine. Polymers are studied in fields as diverse as
polymer science (polymer chemistry and polymer physics),
biophysics, biochemistry, and more generally in materials science
and engineering. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) and
nanocomposites (PMNCs) are widely used in high-tech material
structures such as in the automotive, marine, and aerospace
industries. Their impact on the physical and mechanical performance
is mainly due to their reinforcing agents, fibers (glass, carbon,
aramid) or nanofibers (MMT, CNTs, graphene, etc.) but also to a
perfect mastery of the matrix/reinforcement interface. The book
will be valuable for academics, scientists, engineers, and medical
technologists of institutes, research centers, and universities who
are involved in the field of macromolecular chemistry and polymeric
materials.
This book reviews several domains of polymer science, especially
new trends in polymerization synthesis, physical-chemical
properties, and inorganic systems. Composites and nanocomposites
are also covered in this book, emphasizing nanotechnologies and
their impact on the enhancement of physical and mechanical
properties of these new materials. Kinetics and simulation are
discussed and also considered as promising techniques for achieving
chemistry and predicting physical property goals. This book
presents a selection of interdisciplinary papers on the state of
knowledge of each topic under consideration through a combination
of overviews and original unpublished research.
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.
In this important volume, the structures and functions of these
advanced polymer and composite systems are evaluated with respect
to improved or novel performance, and the potential implications of
those developments for the future of polymer-based composites and
multifunctional materials are discussed. It focuses exclusively on
the latest research related to polymer and composite materials,
especially new trends in frontal polymerization and
copolymerization synthesis, functionalization of polymers, physical
properties, and hybrid systems. Several chapters are devoted to
composites and nanocomposites.
In this important volume, the structures and functions of these
advanced polymer and composite systems are evaluated with respect
to improved or novel performance, and the potential implications of
those developments for the future of polymer-based composites and
multifunctional materials are discussed. It focuses exclusively on
the latest research related to polymer and composite materials,
especially new trends in frontal polymerization and
copolymerization synthesis, functionalization of polymers, physical
properties, and hybrid systems. Several chapters are devoted to
composites and nanocomposites.
Increasing interest in lightweight and high-performance materials
is leading to significant research activity in the area of polymers
and composites. One recent focus is to develop multifunctional
materials that have more than one property tailored as to the
specified design requirements, in addition to achieving low
density. The possibility of simultaneously tailoring several
desired properties is attractive but very challenging, and it
requires significant advancement in the science and technology of
high-performance functional polymers and composites. This volume
presents a selection of new approaches in the field of composites
and nanomaterials, polymer synthesis and applications, and
materials and their properties. Some composites/nanocomposites and
interfaces are explored as well, some with medical applications.
The authors also look at simulations and modeling, synthesis
involving photochemistry, self-assembled hydrogels, and sol-gel
processing.
This contributed volume applies the insights of supramolecular
chemistry to biomedical applications such as ions/water transport
through nano-scale channels, gene therapy, tissue engineering and
drug delivery, to cite some of the major investigations.The
challenge is to understand the mechanisms of transport through
tissues particularly in the therapeutic treatment of a disease
where the active drug must be delivered directly to diseased cells
without affecting healthy cells. As a result, smaller quantities of
active substances can be used to treat the disease. Another
interest concerns new ways to administer gene therapy. If genes are
often delivered to their target cells by adapted viruses, the
supramolecular non-viral 'vectors' using dynamic nano-frameworks
and nano-structures are presented. In addition, it is important to
reconstruct damaged tissues by mimicking natural processes in cells
and polymers, such as tissue engineering and self-healing.
Different options are here discussed: e.g. hydrogels based on
chitosan, a carbohydrate polymer, are proving especially promising
for tissue engineering and drug delivery. For controlled delivery
of drugs or other biologically active compounds, hydrogels
sensitive to the most important stimuli in the human body, such as
temperature, pH, ionic strength, glucose and biomolecules released
by the organism in pathological conditions have been developed.
Finally, to assist and validate the experimental studies, computer
modelling and simulations of large-sized molecular structures and
systems using different molecular dynamics and quantum mechanical
techniques are developed based on the experimental and chemistry
synthesis. This book is of great interest for graduate students,
researchers and health professionals interested in acquiring a
better understanding of the mechanisms of medical treatments. In
addition, it provides numerous tools to develop better therapies
for human diseases.
This contributed volume applies the insights of supramolecular
chemistry to biomedical applications such as ions/water transport
through nano-scale channels, gene therapy, tissue engineering and
drug delivery, to cite some of the major investigations.The
challenge is to understand the mechanisms of transport through
tissues particularly in the therapeutic treatment of a disease
where the active drug must be delivered directly to diseased cells
without affecting healthy cells. As a result, smaller quantities of
active substances can be used to treat the disease. Another
interest concerns new ways to administer gene therapy. If genes are
often delivered to their target cells by adapted viruses, the
supramolecular non-viral 'vectors' using dynamic nano-frameworks
and nano-structures are presented. In addition, it is important to
reconstruct damaged tissues by mimicking natural processes in cells
and polymers, such as tissue engineering and self-healing.
Different options are here discussed: e.g. hydrogels based on
chitosan, a carbohydrate polymer, are proving especially promising
for tissue engineering and drug delivery. For controlled delivery
of drugs or other biologically active compounds, hydrogels
sensitive to the most important stimuli in the human body, such as
temperature, pH, ionic strength, glucose and biomolecules released
by the organism in pathological conditions have been developed.
Finally, to assist and validate the experimental studies, computer
modelling and simulations of large-sized molecular structures and
systems using different molecular dynamics and quantum mechanical
techniques are developed based on the experimental and chemistry
synthesis. This book is of great interest for graduate students,
researchers and health professionals interested in acquiring a
better understanding of the mechanisms of medical treatments. In
addition, it provides numerous tools to develop better therapies
for human diseases.
Increasing interest in lightweight and high-performance materials
is leading to significant research activity in the area of polymers
and composites. One recent focus is to develop multifunctional
materials that have more than one property tailored as to the
specified design requirements, in addition to achieving low
density. The possibility of simultaneously tailoring several
desired properties is attractive but very challenging, and it
requires significant advancement in the science and technology of
high-performance functional polymers and composites. This volume
presents a selection of new approaches in the field of composites
and nanomaterials, polymer synthesis and applications, and
materials and their properties. Some composites/nanocomposites and
interfaces are explored as well, some with medical applications.
The authors also look at simulations and modeling, synthesis
involving photochemistry, self-assembled hydrogels, and sol-gel
processing.
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.
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