The fundamentals of polymerization, polymer characteristics, rheology and morphology, as well as composition, technology, testing and evaluation of various plastics, rubbers, fibers, adhesives, coatings, and composites are comprehensively presented in this volume. The book presents the developments of advanced polyblends and the respective tools

Preface. A Detailed Review on Characteristics, Application and Limitation of Amorphous Glassy Polymers As Natural Nano-Composites. Structure of Graphitic Carbons: a Comprehensive Review. Radiation Crosslinking of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber. Rubber Vulcanizates Containing Plasmochemically Modified Fillers. Modification of the Indian Rubber in the Form of Latex with Ozone. Influence of The Structure of Polymer Material on Modification of The Surface Layer of Iron Counterface In Tribological Contact. Boron Oxide as a Fluxing Agent for Silicone Rubber-Based Ceramizable Composites. Application of Micro-Dispersed Silicon Carbide Along with Slurries as a Functional Filler in Fire and Heat Resistant Elastomer Compositions. Thermal Stability of Elastic Polyurethane. Pan/Nano-¿¿¿2-S Composites : Physico-Chemical Properties. Viscoelastic Properties of the Polystyrene. Nanostructured Polymeric Composites Filled with Nanoparticles. Structure, Properties and Application of Dendritic Macromolecules in Various Fields: Molecular Simulation Techniques in Hyperbranched Polymer and Dendrimers. A Study on Influence of Electrospinning Parameters on the Contact Angle of the Electrospun Pan Nanofiber Mat Using Response Surface Methodology (Rsm) and Artificial Neural Network (Ann). Fabrication and Characterization of the Metal Nano-Sized Branched Structures and the Composite Nanostructures Grown on Insulator Substrates by the Ebid Process. A Case Study on Hyperbranched Polymers. A Study on Network of Sodium Hyaluronate with Nano-Knots Junctions. The Magnetic Photocatalyst Conversion to the Magnetic Dye-Adsorbent Catalyst via Hydrothermal Followed by Typical Washing and Thermal Treatments. Solid Polymer Fuel Cell: A Three-Dimensional Computation Model and Numerical Simulations. Index.

A. K. Haghi, PhD , holds a BSc in urban and environmental engineering from University of North Carolina (USA); a MSc in mechanical engineering from North Carolina A&T State University (USA); a DEA in applied mechanics, acoustics and materials from Universite de Technologie de Compiegne (France); and a PhD in engineering sciences from Universite de Franche-Comte (France). He is the author and editor of 165 books as well as 1000 published papers in various journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Haghi has received several grants, consulted for a number of major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. Since 1983, he served as a professor at several universities. He is currently editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal and on the editorial boards of many international journals. He is a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures (CRDCSC), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Eduardo A. Castro, PhD , is full professor in theoretical chemistry at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata and a career investigator with the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas, both based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is the author of nearly 1000 academic papers in theoretical chemistry and other topics, and he has published several books. He serves on the editorial advisory boards of several chemistry journals and is often an invited speaker at international conferences in South America and elsewhere.Dr. Sabu Thomas is the director of the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India. He is also a full professor of polymer science and engineering and the honorary director of the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of the same university. He is a fellow of many professional bodies. Professor Tho