Contents:
PART I: POLYMERS. Nano- and Micromechanics of Crystalline Polymers. Modeling Mechanical Properties of Segmented Polyurethanes.
PART II: NANOCOMPOSITES: INFLUENCE OF PREPARATION. Nanoparticles/Polymer Composites: Fabrication and Mechanical Properties. Rubber Nanocomposites: New Developments, New Opportunities. Organoclay Particulate, and Nanofibril Reinforced Polymer-Polymer Composites: Manufacturing, Modeling and Applications.
PART III: NANO- AND MICROCOMPOSITES: INTERPHASE. Viscoelasticity of Amorphous Polymer Nanocomposites with Individual Nanoparticles. The Interphase Phenomena in Polymer Micro- and Nanocomposites
PART IV: NANO- AND MICROCOMPOSITES: CHARACTERIZATION. Deformation Behavior of Nanocomposites Studied by X-Ray Scattering: Instrumentation and Methodology. Creep and Fatigue Behavior of Polymer Nanocomposites. Deformation Mechanisms of Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites. Fracture Properties and Mechanisms of Polyamide/Clay Nanocomposites. On the Toughness of “Nanomodified” Polymers and Traditional Polymer Composites. Micromechanics of Polymer Blends: Microhardness of Polymer Systems Containing a Soft Component and/or Phase.
PART V: NANOCOMPOSITES: MODELING. Some Monte Carlo Simulations on Nanoparticle Reinforcement of Elastomers. Modeling of Polymer Clay Nanocomposites for a Multiscale Approach.