Multifunctionality of Polymer Composites. Challenges and Applications. Edition No. 2. Plastics Design Library

Table of Contents

Section I: Introduction to Multifunctional Polymer Composites
1. Routes for achieving multifunctionality in reinforced polymers and composite structures
2. Multifunctional composites modelling
3. Composite Recycling Technologies

Section II: Use of Special Matrices/Reinforcements/Interphases
4. Natural fibers: Their composites and flamability characterizations
5. Multifunctionality with wood-plastic composites
6. Multifunctional Delignified and Compacted Wood
7. Nanocomposites
8. Multifunctional nanobiocomposites of biodegradable polylactide and nanoclay
9. Expanded graphite as a multifunctional filler for polymer nanocomposites
10. Mechanical properties of multifunctional foam core materials
11. Reactive compatibilization in technology of poly(alkylene terephthalate)-based composites: Polyester blends, short fiber-filled materials, and nanomaterials
12. Multifunctional interphases in polymer composites

Section III: Applications
Part I: Transportation
13. Development of multifunctional composites for aerospace application
14. Lightweight structural composites with electromagnetic applications
15. Carbon and metal-fiber-reinforced airframe structures
16. Multifunctional carbon nanotube-based nano-composites for aerospace applications

Part II: Tribology
17. Multifunctionality of nonasbestos organic brake materials
18. Multifunctionality of Sliding Materials
19 .Multifunctional polymeric composites with wear-resistant, toughening, and self-healing features

Part III: Electrical Components
20. Multifunctional structural battery and supercapacitor composites
21. High-performance electrospun nanostructured composite fiber anodes for lithium-ion batteries
22. Multifunctional SMA-based composites for aerospace applications

Section IV: Smart Materials and Future Trends
23. Active hybrid structures made of shape memory alloys and fiber-reinforced composites
24. Self-healing composites
25. Vascular composites
26. Programmable composites
27. Self-sensing carbon nanotube composites: processing and characterization
28. Thermoelectric generator composites
29. New functions in polymer composites using a nanoparticle-modified matrix
30. Composite materiomics: Multi length scale hierarchical composites for structural and tissue engineering applications

Authors

Ulf Breuer Scientific Director, Leibniz-Institut f�r Verbundwerkstoffe (IVW), Rhineland-Palatinate and the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. Prof. Breuer is Scientific Director at the Leibniz-Institut f�r Verbundwerkstoffe (IVW), Germany. He has worked for 13 years in various positions at Airbus in structural technology on the development of advanced wings, high-lift structures and fuselage structures made of composite materials. In 2010 he joined the IVW where he has been leading the Institute of Composite Materials. Prof. Breuer is head of the specialist division "Materials and Manufacturing Technology" in the German Aerospace Society, and his research interests include composite aircraft structures, function-integrated high-performance composites, and forming of organo sheets. Martin Gurka Deputy Research Director, Materials Science & Manager Tailored & Smart Composites, Leibniz-Institut f�r Verbundwerkstoffe (IVW), Germany. Dr Gurka is a material scientist with profound experience in multifunctional materials, holding several patents. He joined the Institut f�r Verbundwerkstoffe, Germany, in 2010 and heads the "Tailored and Smart Composites" group. Dr Gurka is deputy head of the materials science department. His research interests include multifunctional composite materials, material-integrated actuators and sensors, and non-destructive materials testing. Bernd Wetzel Scientific Director Materials Science & Manager Tailored Thermosets & Biomaterials, Leibniz-Institut f�r Verbundwerkstoffe (IVW), Germany. Dr Wetzel is a Scientific Director at the Leibniz-Institut f�r Verbundwerkstoffe (IVW), Germany. He has studied mechanical engineering with major focus on materials, damage theory and energy systems at the University of Karlsruhe. After conducting his Diploma Thesis at the California Institute of Technology, USA, he graduated in 1999. he also conducted research in China and received his doctorate degree from the University of Kaiserslautern in 2006. Dr Wetzel currently manages the "Tailored Thermosets & Biomaterials" group at the IVW, and his research interests include multifunctional thermosets, nanocomposites, tribology, fracture mechanics, and structure-property relationships.