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Polymeric Nanocomposite Materials for Sensor Applications covers all the important aspects of polymer composite-based sensors, from fundamentals to fabrication. Key chapters focus on the materials used for sensors and their characterization, properties, fabrication and classification. Various applications of polymeric sensors are also discussed in detail. This book is an essential reference resource, not only for the materials scientist, but also for researchers, academics, technologists and students working in the sensor technology industry. In modern society, sensors are used in electronics, food packaging, construction, automobile and aerospace applications.
The advancement of smart technologies has increased their usage because of their affordability and reliability. Among the materials used for the fabrication of sensors, polymer composites are the most preferred because they are lightweight, versatile, low cost and easy to process.
List of contents
1. Introduction to polymer composite-based sensors
2. Classical materials for sensors
3. Designing and fabrication of polymer nanocomposite sensors
4. Characterization of various polymer composite sensors
5. Polymer composites-as pressure sensors
6. Polymer composites for gas sensors
7. Polymer composites for pH-sensors
8. Polymer composites for ion selective sensors
9. Polymer composites for alcohol sensors
10. Polymer composites for humidity sensors
11. Polymer composites for aromatic small molecules sensors
12. Polymer composites for biosensors
13. Polymer composites for enzyme sensors
14. Polymer composites for Immunosensors
15. Polymer composites for strain sensors
16. Polymer composites for electrochemical sensors
17. Modeling studies on polymer composite sensors
18. Polymer composite sensors for food packaging applications
19. Polymer composite sensors for automotive, aerospace, and other engineering applications
20. Polymer composite sensors for biomedical application
21. Polymer composite sensors: environmental aspects, health hazards, and degradations
About the author
Prof. Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai is currently the Director of AU – Sophisticated Testing and Instrumentation Center, Alliance University, Bengaluru, India, and Professor at the Department of Science, Alliance University, Bengaluru, India. He is a frequently invited speaker and consultant for multiple international organizations. Additionally, he has received numerous prestigious awards, including the DST INSPIRE Faculty Award from the Government of India and the Best Faculty Awards from KMUTNB, Thailand and Alliance University India.Sayan Ganguly is a Senior Researcher at the University of Waterloo, Canada. His primary research interests include superabsorbent hydrogels, composite hydrogels, polymer-graphene nanocomposites, MXene-polymer systems, polymer composites for EMI shielding, and conducting polymer composites.
