Contents:
Manufacturing and Processing of Polymer Composites. Melting of Polymer-Polymer Composites by Particulate Heating Promoters and Electromagnetic Radiation. Inter-Particle Distance and Toughening Mechanisms in Particulate Thermosetting Composites. Fracture Behavior of Short Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites. Polymer-Carbon Nanotube Composites: Melt Processing, Properties and Applications. Manufacturing and Electrical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polymer Composites. Fabrication, Morphologies and Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Based Polymer Nanocomposites. Manufacturing and Properties of Aramid Reinforced Composites. Molecular Liquid Crystalline Polymers Reinforced Polymer Composites: The Concept of “Hairy Rods.” Electrospun Composite Nanofibers and Polymer Composites. The Concept of Micro- or Nanofibrils Reinforced Polymer-Polymer Composites. Microfibril Reinforced Polymer-Polymer Composites via Hot Stretching: Preparation, Structure and Properties. Microfibril Reinforced Polymer-Polymer Composite via Hot Stretching: Electrically Conductive Functionalization. Preparation, Mechanical Properties and Structural Characterization of Microfibrillar Composites Based on Polyethylene/Polyamide Blends. Microfibrils Reinforced Composites Based on PP and PET: Effect of Draw Ratio on Morphology, Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties, Crystallization and Rheology. Structural and Mechanical Characterization of the Reinforcement and Precursors of Micro- and Nanofibrils Reinforced Polymer-Polymer Composites. Application Opportunities of the Microfibril Reinforced Composite Concept. Polylactide Based Bio-Resorbable Bone Nails: Improvements of Strength and Stiffness by Microfibrillar Reinforcement. Micro- and Nanofibrillar Single Polymer Composites. Polymorphism- and Stereoregularity-Based Single Polymer Composites. Layered Polymer-Polymer Composite with Nanocomposite as Reinforcement. Manufacturing of Self-Reinforced All-PP Composites. Single Polymer Composites via Shear Controlled Orientation Injection Molding (SCORIM) or Oscillating Packing Injection Molding (OPIM) Techniques.Polymer Specific Processes. Theoretical and Experimental Principles. Plants, Equipment, and Machines. Special Processes and Plants. Auxiliary Plants and Equipment. Auxiliary Devices, Calculations, and Constructions. Waste Processing and Recovery. Textile Testing and Properties of Synthetic Fibers. Conversion Factors and Fiber Related Tables.