Fillers Polymer

This volume comprises a set of chapters that brings an interdisciplinary perspective to accomplish a more detailed understanding of filler materials for the synthesis and characterization of different industrial applications. This book delivers a comprehensive study associated with the sections of material science, polymer technology, anisotropic elasticity phenomena, fracture mechanics, applied mechanics, material synthesis, mechanical and thermo-mechanical characteristics, tribological behavior, etc.

Polymer nanocomposites are hybrid inorganic-organic materials that represent a fast expanding area of research, either basic or applied with unique and promising physical properties. They are materials mixed at the nanometer scale, that combine the best properties of each of the components, often unknown in the constituent materials, with great expectations in terms of advanced applications. Significant effort has been focused on the possibility to deeply control the nanoscale structures via innovative manufacturing approaches.

by Noureddine Ramdani (Author)
This book summarizes recent advances in the fabrication methods, properties, and applications of various ceramic-filled polymer matrix composites. Surface-modification methods and chemical functionalization of the ceramic fillers are explored in detail, and the outstanding thermal and mechanical properties of polymer–ceramic composites, the modeling of some of their thermal and mechanical parameters, and their major potential applications are discussed along with detailed examples