About the Book
Polymer-Based Nanostructured Barrier Materials offers an in-depth exploration into the latest advancements in nanostructured barrier technologies. The book covers a range of topics including processing, characterization, and applications, with a focus on polymeric materials utilized in barrier contexts. It details thermoplastics, thermoset polymers, elastomers, specialty elastomers, and biopolymers. The book delves into barrier mechanisms, testing standards, theoretical modeling, simulation, and industrial requirements for nanostructured barrier materials in packaging. It also addresses preparation for specific properties and applications such as edible packaging, active and intelligent packaging, corrosion protection, tire engineering, environmental remediation, and other novel uses.
This comprehensive resource is aimed at researchers, advanced students, industrial scientists, engineers, and R&D professionals interested in barrier and nanomaterials.
Table of Contents:
Part 1: Materials for nanostructured barrier materials
1. Introduction to thermoplastics, blends, and alloys as barrier materials
2. Thermoset polymers as barrier materials
3. Thermoplastic and speciality elastomers as barrier materials
4. Introduction to elastomers used in barrier applications
5. Introduction to biopolymers used in barrier applications
Part 2: Barrier mechanisms
6. Barrier mechanisms
7. Testing standards for polymer-based nanostructured barrier materials
8. Theoretical modelling and simulation for polymer-based nanostructured barrier materials
9. Industrial growth and requirements of barrier materials in packaging
Part 3: Properties of nanostructured barrier materials
10. Guidelines for material selection based on barrier properties for targeted applications
11. Nanomaterials in packaging
12. Nanostructured barrier materials for multilayer packaging
13. Processing of layered packaging materials
14. Oxygen and aroma barriers in films
15. Biodegradable packaging and gas barrier mechanisms
16. Nanocellulose-based materials in packaging
17. Barrier properties of transparent oxide coatings
18. Barrier properties of polymer nano clay and hybrid composites
19. Barrier properties of polymer graphite, graphene, and their hybrid composites
20. Barrier properties of polymer carbon nanotubes and their hybrid composites
21. Barrier properties of polymer POSS and hybrid composites
Part 4: Applications of nanostructured barrier materials
22. Graphene-based polymer nanocomposites as barrier coatings for corrosion protection
23. Applications of barrier films in the food industry
24. Nanostructured barrier materials for edible packaging
25. Gas barrier nanocomposites for tyre engineering
26. Nanostructured barrier materials for active and Intelligent packaging
27. Novel applications of polymers as barrier materials
28. Sustainability and environmental remediation of nanostructured barrier materials
About the Author :
V. Prajitha is a research associate at the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. She completed her Master of Science degree in biopolymer science at Cochin University of Science and Technology, India. Her research focuses on self-assembling nanomaterials, such as nanosilica, graphene oxide, and rubber nanocomposites. She has also co-edited one book, entitled Colloidal Metal Oxide Nanoparticles, published by Elsevier. Sabu Thomas is a Professor and Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Professor Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields.
Keloth Paduvilan Jibin is an assistant professor at the Department of Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi College, Iritty Kannur, Kerala, India. He completed his Master of Science degree in Analytical Chemistry in 2016, and was ranked first in the MSc Analytical Chemistry at Mahatma Gandhi University. Jibin has presented several papers at national and international conferences. As part of his work on nanomaterials, he has been involved in projects on optical studies of samarium complexes, synthesized using curcumin, isolated from turmeric extract as ligand, and on the synthesis of Mg and Co co-doped ZnO-based diluted magnetic semi-conductors, for optoelectronic applications. Currently he is working in the area of hybrid polymer nanocomposites for engineering applications. He has published 10 journal articles, more than 10 book chapters and edited two books.
