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Volume 3, Issue 4 (Suppl)
Nano Res Appl
ISSN: 2471-9838
November 07-08, 2017 Singapore
International Meeting on
Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
Nanomaterials Meetings 2017
November 07-08, 2017
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Engineering at the nanoscale: A strategy for developing high performance functional materials
Sabu Thomas
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
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he talk will concentrate on various approaches being used to engineer materials at the nanoscale for various applications in future
technologies. In particular, the case of clay, carbon nanostructures (e.g., nanotubes, graphene), metal oxides, bio-nanomaterials
(cellulose, starch and chitin) will be used to highlight the challenges and progress. Several polymer systems will be considered such
as rubbers, thermoplastics, thermosets and their blends for the fabrication of functional polymer nanocomposites. The interfacial
activity of nanomaterials in compatibilizing binary polymer blends will also be discussed. Various self-assembled architectures of
hybrid nanostructures can be made using relatively simple processes. Some of these structures offer excellent opportunity to probe
novel nanoscale behavior and can impart unusual macroscopic end properties. I will talk about various applications of these materials,
taking into account their multifunctional properties. Some of the promising applications of clay, metal oxides, nanocellulose, chitin,
carbon nanomaterials and their hybrids will be reviewed. Finally the effect of de-wetting up on solvent rinsing on nanoscale thin films
will also be discussed.
Recent Publications
C K Radhakrishnan, A Sujith, G Unnikrishnan, S Thomas (2004) Effects of blend ratio and crosslinking systems on the curing behavior, Morphology and mechanical
properties of styrene butadiene rubber/Poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate blends. J. Appl. Polym. Sci.; 94: 827.
R Thomas, J Abraham, T P Selvin, S Thomas (2004) Influence of carboxyl-terminated (butadiene-co-acrylonitrile) loading on the mechanical and thermal properties
of cured epoxy blends. J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys; 42: 2531.
Biography
Sabu Thomas is the Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and Full Professor of Polymer Science and
Engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences of Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He is an outstanding leader with sustained international acclaims for his
work in polymer science and engineering, polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green
composites and nanocomposites, nanomedicine and green nanotechnology.
sabuthomas@mgu.ac.inSabu Thomas, Nano Res Appl 2017, 3:4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-9838-C1-005