Self-Healing Polymer-Based Systems presents all aspects of self-healing polymeric materials, offering detailed information on fundamentals, preparation methods, technology, and applications, and drawing on the latest state-of-the-art research.
The book begins by introducing self-healing polymeric systems, with a thorough explanation of underlying concepts, challenges, mechanisms, kinetic and thermodynamics, and types of chemistry involved. The second part of the book studies the main categories of self-healing polymeric material, examining elastomer-based, thermoplastic-based, and thermoset-based materials in turn. This is followed by a series of chapters that examine the very latest advances, including nanoparticles, coatings, shape memory, self-healing biomaterials, ionomers, supramolecular polymers, photoinduced and thermally induced self-healing, healing efficiency, life cycle analysis, and characterization. Finally, novel applications are presented and explained.
This book serves as an essential resource for academic researchers, scientists, and graduate students in the areas of polymer properties, self-healing materials, polymer science, polymer chemistry, and materials science. In industry, this book contains highly valuable information for R&D professionals, designers, and engineers, who are looking to incorporate self-healing properties in their materials, products, or components.
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Table of Contents
1. Self-Healing Polymeric Systems: Fundamentals, State of Art, and Challenges 2. Mechanism of Self-Healing in Polymer Systems 3. Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Self-Healing in Polymeric Systems 4. Types of Chemistry Involved in Self-Healing Polymeric Systems 5. Self-Healing Polymeric Materials Based on Elastomeric Materials 6. Self-Healing Polymeric Materials Based on Thermoplastics 7. Self-Healing Polymeric Materials Based on Thermosets 8. Role of Nanoparticles in Self-Healing of Polymeric Systems 9. Self-Healing Polymeric Coatings: Anticorrosive and Fatigue Repair Effects 10. Shape Memory Assisted Self-Healing in Polymeric Systems 11. Self-Healing Biomaterials Based on Polymeric Systems 12. Ionomers as Self-Healing Materials 13. Supramolecular Polymers as Self-Healing Materials 14. Photoinduced and Thermally Induced Self-Healing in Polymer Systems 15. Theoretical Aspects and Modeling of Healing Efficiency in Polymeric Systems 16. Life Cycle Analysis of Healing in Polymeric Systems 17. Characterization of Self-Healing Materials 18. Applications of Self-Healing Polymeric Systems
Authors
Sabu Thomas Full Professor, International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.Professor Sabu Thomas is the Director of Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is also currently the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science and Technology Research Park (TrESPARK), Trivandrum, Kerala, India. He was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. Prof. Thomas is a highly committed teacher and a remarkably active researcher well-known nationally and internationally for his outstanding contributions in polymer science and nanotechnology. He has published over 1400 research articles in international refereed journals. and has also edited and written 210 books. His H-index is 140 and total citations are more than 94,000. He has supervised 125 PhD theses. He has received many international and national awards and recognitions. Under the leadership of Prof. Thomas, Mahatma Gandhi University has been transformed into a top University in India.
Anu Surendran International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology (IIUCNN), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Dr. Anu Surendran is a CSIR-JRF Doctoral Fellow, at the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology (IIUCNN), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. She has extensive research and publications in the areas of polymer science incorporating nanomaterials, and epoxy based blends, nanocomposites, and applications. Dr. Surendran has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences.
