1st Edition
Polymers and Polymeric Composites Properties, Optimization, and Applications
Preface
A Study on Absorption and Reflection of Infrared Light by the Uncoated and Al-Coated Surfaces of Polymer Films Techniques; Esen Arkis and Devrim Balköse
Specific Features of Novel Blends on the Basis of Copolymers; Svetlana G. Karpova, Aleksei A. Iordanskii, Sergei M. Lomakin, and Anatolii A. Popov
Interrelation Between the Particle Size of a Titanium Catalyst and Its Kinetic Heterogeneity in the Polymerization of Isoprene; Elena M. Zakharova, Vadim Z. Mingaleev, and Vadim P. Zakharov
Trends in Polyblend Compounds: Part I; A. L. Iordanskii, S. V. Fomin, A. A. Burkov, Yu. N. Pankova, and G. E. Zaikov
Trends in Polyblend Compounds: Part II; A. P. Bonartsev, A. P. Boskhomodgiev, A. L. Iordanskii, G. A. Bonartseva, A. V. Rebrov, T. K. Makhina, V. L. Myshkina, S. A. Yakovlev, E. A. Filatova, E. A. Ivanov, D. V. Bagrov, G. E. Zaikov, and M. I. Artsis
Polymeric Nanocomposites Reinforcement; G. V. Kozlov, Yu. G. Yanovskii, and G. E. Zaikov
Aromatic Polyesters; Zinaida S. Khasbulatova and Gennady E. Zaikov
On Thermo-Elastoplastic Properties: A Case Study; Maria Rajkiewicz, Marcin Slaczka, and Jakub Czakaj
Modeling, Simulation, Performance and Evaluation of Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Composites; A. K. Haghi and G. E. Zaikov
Index
Biography
Liliya Bazylak, PhD, is a senior staff scientist in the Physical & Chemistry of Combustible Minerals Department at the Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry and Coal Chemistry at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Lviv. She is the author of more than 200 publications. Her scientific interests include physical chemistry, nanochemistry and nanotechnologies, and chemistry of high molecular compounds.
Gennady E. Zaikov, DSc, is head of the Polymer Division at the N. M. Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; and professor at Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology, Russia; as well as professor at Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan, Russia. He is also a prolific author, researcher, and lecturer. He has received several awards for his work, including the Russian Federation Scholarship for Outstanding Scientists. He has been a member of many professional organizations and on the editorial boards of many international science journals.
A. K. Haghi, PhD, holds a BSc in urban and environmental engineering from University of North Carolina (USA); a MSc in mechanical engineering from North Carolina A&T State University (USA); a DEA in applied mechanics, acoustics, and materials from Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France); and a PhD in engineering sciences from Université de Franche-Comté (France). He is the author and editor of 65 books as well as 1000 published papers in various journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Haghi has received several grants, consulted for a number of major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. Since 1983, he served as a professor at several universities. He is currently editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal and on the editorial boards of many international journals. He is a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures (CRDCSC), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
