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This book covers all advances in the field of MXene-filled polymer nanocomposites till date illustrating fabrication, characterization, specific properties like anti-healing, anti-friction and microwave absorption. It further covers potential applications like energy conversion and storage systems, and antibacterial and drug delivery.
List of contents
1 Introduction: MXene-A Novel Two-Dimensional Material: Preparation, Properties, and Applications; 2 Overview of MXene-Based Polymer Nanocomposites: State of the Art and New Challenges; 3 Processing, Morphology, Mechanical, and Electrical Properties, and Applications of Thermoplastic Polymer/MXenes Nanocomposites; 4 MXene-Elastomer Nanocomposites; 5 Green Polymer Nanocomposites with MXenes; 6 Thermoset/MXene Nanocomposites; 7 Thermal and Crystallization Behavior of MXene/Polymer Nanocomposites; 8 Tribological Performance of MXene/Polymer Nanocomposites; 9 Self-Healing Activity of MXene/Polymer Nanocomposites; 10 Microwave Absorption and EMI Shielding Performance of MXene-Filled Polymer Nanocomposites; 11 MXene-Polymer Nanocomposites for Gas- and Vapor-Sensing Applications; 12 Mxenes-Based Nanocomposites in Energy Conversion and Storage Systems; 13 Biomedical Applications of MXene/Polymer Nanocomposites; 14 Flexible and Wearable Applications of MXene/Polymer-Based Nanocomposites; 15 Theory, Modeling, and Simulation of MXene/Polymer Nanocomposites 16 Future Perspective of MXene-Filled Polymer Nanocomposites
About the author
Soney C. George is Dean of Research and Director, Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kerala, India. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a recipient of KTU best researcher award. His paper in
International Hydrogen Energy has been selected for the best citation award. He has published more than 200 papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals and conferences. He is also edited and contributed several books and chapters published by Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, and others. He has guided several PhD. and master's students. He is concentrating on structure-property relations in polymer-based nanomaterial. He has also successfully completed several central- and state-funded projects.
Sharika T. Nair works as Assistant Professor, St. Xavier's College Vaikom, Kerala, India. Her research areas include preparation of polypropylene/natural rubber-based blends and nanocomposites, their characterization, and their applications. She has published many research papers in international journals and presented papers in national and international Conferences. She has also published many book chapters. She has completed one UGC (New Delhi) funded project and guided several masters students.
Joice Sophia Ponraj is a researcher at Tyndall National Institute, Cork, Ireland. She obtained her Doctor of Philosophy from Anna University, Chennai, India. She was bestowed "Italian-Indian Bilateral Programme" hosted by UniFe, Ferrara, Italy and National Doctoral Fellowship by AICTE, India during her PhD. She was awarded TRIL fellowship three times by ICTP to work in IMEM-CNR, Parma, Italy during 2011 to 2014. She has worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Suzhou University, China, INL in Portugal, and as an assistant Professor in UIST, Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia. She bagged INSPIRE Faculty Award in India. Her research interests are two-dimensional materials, nanophotonics, and semiconducting device fabrication.
Summary
This book covers all advances in the field of MXene-filled polymer nanocomposites till date illustrating fabrication, characterization, specific properties like anti-healing, anti-friction and microwave absorption. It further covers potential applications like energy conversion and storage systems, and antibacterial and drug delivery.
