Poly Trimethylene Terephthalate: Based Blends, Ipns, Composites and Nanocomposites

本書介紹了一種重要的工程熱塑性聚合物——聚對苯二甲酸三亞甲基三酯（PTT）的一般概念。它描述了PTT基混合物、IPN和複合材料的製備方法、表徵技術和各種應用。它還清楚地介紹了工程熱塑性聚合物PTT及其在未來的重要性。除了PTT基材料的基本概念外，本書還包括了關於這一主題的新穎研究和問題。本書是不同學科專家在各自背景和專業知識的貢獻的結果。本書對聚合物科學和工程的專業人士、研究人員、工業從業人員、研究生和高年級本科生非常有用。此外，對於從事材料科學、表面科學、生物工程、化學工程和納米材料研究的研究人員也有益處。本書有助於研究人員和學生擴展他們在這一領域的知識。

Ajitha AR completed her Ph.D. in Polymer Science and currently working as assistant professor at MES College Marampally, Kerala. She received a patent for an invention entitled "A Poly (Trimethylene Terephthalate)/polypropylene blend nanocomposites- for effective electromagnetic shielding material for electronic applications" in 2021. Dr. Ajitha has over 6 years of experience in this field, and her research areas include the preparation of nanocomposites, their characterization, and modification of nanofillers. Dr. Ajitha has published eight research articles in international journals and edited one book and ten book chapters. Sabu Thomas is currently a vice chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University. He is also a full professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India, and the founder director and the professor of the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Dr. Thomas's ground-breaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnological, and nano-biomedical sciences have made transformative differences in the development of new materials for automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. In collaboration with India's premier tyre company, Apollo Tyres, Professor Thomas's group invented new high-performance barrier rubber nanocomposite membranes for inner tubes and inner liners for tyres. Prof Thomas has published over 1000 peer-reviewed research papers, reviews, and book chapters. He has co-edited and written 137 books published by Royal Society, Wiley, Wood head, Elsevier, CRC Press, Springer, Nova, etc. He is the inventor of 15 patents. Prof Thomas has guided nearly 107 Ph.D. scholars in India and abroad. Prof Thomas is an outstanding leader with sustained international acclaim for his work in nanoscience, polymer science and engineering, polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites and nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology.

Ajitha AR在聖地牙哥州的聖地牙哥州立大學完成了她的博士學位，專攻高分子科學，目前在喀拉拉邦的MES學院擔任助理教授。她於2021年獲得了一項專利，該專利名為「用於電子應用的高效電磁屏蔽材料的聚對苯二甲酸三甲基三元酯/聚丙烯共混納米複合材料」。Ajitha博士在這個領域擁有超過6年的經驗，她的研究領域包括納米複合材料的製備、表徵以及納米填料的改性。Ajitha博士在國際期刊上發表了八篇研究論文，並編輯了一本書和十篇書章。

Sabu Thomas目前是馬哈特瑪·甘地大學的副校長，同時也是該大學化學科學學院高分子科學與工程的教授，以及國際和跨大學納米科學與納米技術中心的創始主任和教授。Thomas博士在高分子納米複合材料、高分子共混材料、綠色生物納米技術和納米生物醫學科學方面的突破性發明在汽車、太空、住房和生物醫學領域的新材料開發中起到了轉型性的作用。在與印度頂級輪胎公司阿波羅輪胎的合作中，Thomas教授的團隊為內胎和輪胎內襯開發了新型高性能屏障橡膠納米複合膜。Thomas教授發表了1000多篇同行評審的研究論文、評論和書章。他共同編輯和撰寫了由皇家學會、Wiley、Wood head、Elsevier、CRC Press、Springer、Nova等出版的137本書籍。他是15項專利的發明人。Thomas教授在印度和國外指導了近107位博士研究生。他是一位在納米科學、高分子科學與工程、高分子納米複合材料、彈性體、高分子共混網絡、高分子膜、綠色複合材料和納米複合材料、納米醫學和綠色納米技術領域享有持續國際聲譽的傑出領導者。