Polymer Nanocomposite-Based Smart Materials: From Synthesis to Application provides a broad, comprehensive review on all major categories of smart materials and their preparation routes. The main application fields and properties for these diverse types of smart polymer-based composite and nanocomposite materials are also discussed. Chapters on modeling methods and simulation look at the physical or chemical change response that is introduced by the effect of changing environmental conditions such as pH, temperature, mechanical force and light. Written by scholars and experts from around the…mehr
Polymer Nanocomposite-Based Smart Materials: From Synthesis to Application provides a broad, comprehensive review on all major categories of smart materials and their preparation routes. The main application fields and properties for these diverse types of smart polymer-based composite and nanocomposite materials are also discussed. Chapters on modeling methods and simulation look at the physical or chemical change response that is introduced by the effect of changing environmental conditions such as pH, temperature, mechanical force and light. Written by scholars and experts from around the globe, the book covers key aspects, such as synthesis, processing and applications of polymer and nanocomposite-based smart materials.
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Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering
Dr. Rachid Bouhfid has been working as Director of Research at the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Rabat, Morocco, since 2009. Before joining MAScIR, he was working as an assistant professor of chemistry at Artois University in France. Dr. Bouhfid received his doctoral degree from the University Mohammed V Rabat, in Morocco. He has more than fifteen years' experience in teaching and research on organic chemistry, materials science, and in nanotechnology and polymer chemistry. His main areas of research include hybrid nanomaterials, reinforced polymer nanocomposites, and advanced materials such as graphene, nanoclay, cellulose nanocrystals, fire retardants and nanocomposites. During his career he has designed various kinds of nanostructured materials for wastewater treatment, packaging, sensing, and biomedical applications. He has published more than 165 research papers in SCI indexed journals and has authored/edited 56 books, 54 book chapters, and 43 patents.
Prof. Abou el kacem Qaiss is currently working as Director of the Composites Nanocomposites Centre at the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Institute of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (Nanotech) in Rabat (Morocco). His research areas include: hybrid reinforced/filled polymer composites, advance materials: graphene/nanoclay, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibres, nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibres, as well as polymer blends. So far, he has published three books, 30 chapters and more than 75 international journal papers with 25 patents to his credit.
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Introduction: different types of smart materials and their practical applications
Role of characterization techniques in evaluating the material properties of nanoparticle-based polymer materials
Self-healing based on composites and nanocomposites materials: from synthesis to application and modeling
Thermochromic composite materials: synthesis, properties and applications
Piezoelectric polymer films: synthesis, applications, and modeling
Shape memory based on composites and nanocomposites materials: from synthesis to application
Self-assembling smart materials for biomaterials applications
Electroactive polymer composites and applications
Polymer nanocomposites smart materials for energy applications
Smart materials for medical applications
Smart composite materials for civil engineering applications
Molecularly imprinted polymer for water contaminants
