Polymer-Based Hybrid Composites

Dr. Senthil Muthu Kumar Thiagamani is currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (KARE), Tamil Nadu, India. He graduated from Anna University, Chennai with a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and he obtained his Master’s in Automotive Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (specialized in Biocomposites) from KARE. He has also completed his Postdoctoral Research from the Materials and Production Engineering Department at The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), KMUTNB, Thailand. He has over 14 years of teaching and research experience. He is a member of International Association of Advanced Materials. His research interests include biodegradable polymer composites and characterization. He has authored more than 120 research articles published in reputed SCI indexed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. He has also edited 13 books in the theme of biocomposites and currently editing 3 books Dr. Kalusuraman Gnaniar is currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (KARE), Tamil Nadu, India. He graduated from Periyar University, Salem with a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and he obtained his Master’s in Manufacturing Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chennai. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (specialized in natural fiber reinforcedcomposites) from KARE. He has also completed his Postdoctoral Research from the Department of Metallurgy and Material Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey. He has over 15+ years of teaching and research experience. He is a member of Indian society for Advancement of materials and Processing Engineering. His research interests include polymer composites and materials characterization and Farm Machineries etc. He has authored more than 50 research articles published in reputed SCI indexed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings Dr. Chandrasekar Muthukumar is presently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science, Chennai, India. He graduated with Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. His Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering was from Nanyang Technological University-TUM ASIA, Singapore. He received his PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia. His PhD was funded through the research grant from the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. During his association with the UPM, he has obtained internal research fund from the University worth 16,000 MYR and 20,000 MYR respectively. He has 5 years of teaching and academic research experience. His field of expertise includes Fibre Metal Laminate (FML), natural fibres, bio-composites, aging and their characterization. His publications are based on the fabrication and characterization techniques of Biocomposites, Aging studies in Biocomposites and Creep analysis of Biocomposites. He has authored and co-authored more than 60 research articles in SCI Journals, 40 book chapters and 5 articles in the conference proceedings. He has edited 10 books in the theme of biocomposites and is currently co-editing 3 books which are to be published by reputed publishing houses. He is a peer reviewer for several international journals and to name a few are Journal of Composite Materials, Polymer Composites, Materials Research Express and Journal of Natural fibres etc. Dr. Senthilkumar Krishnasamy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research. He was a Research Scientist at the Centre of Innovation in Design and Engineering for Manufacturing (CoI-DEM), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. He graduated with Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India, in 2005. He then chose to continue his master’s studies and was graduated with a Master’s degree in CAD/CAM from Anna University, Tirunelveli, in 2009. He has obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering- Kalasalingam University (2016). He had been working in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (KARE), India, from 2010 (January) to 2018 (October). Dr. Anish Khan is currently working as Assistant Professor in Chemistry Department, Centre of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Completed Ph.D. from Aligarh Muslim University, India in 2010. Completed Postdoctoral from School of Chemical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia (USM) in Electroanalytical chemistry in 2010. Working in the field of synthetic biosensor, polymer composites, organic–inorganic electrically conducting nanocomposites. More than 200 research articles, 70 book chapters 30 books published in referred international publisher and more than 20 international conferences/ workshop. More than 30 research projects completed. Editorial board member of more than 11 international journals. Member of American Nano Society.

• 1. Introduction to Hybrid CompositesPART I – Reinforcement Materials2. Polymer-based Hybrid Composites with Bast and Leaf Fibres3. Polymer-based Hybrid Composites with Agricultural Biomass4. Polymer-based Hybrid Composites with Animal Fibres5. Polymer-based Hybrid Composites with Synthetic Fibres6. Polymer-based Hybrid Composites with NanofillersPART II – Matrix Materials7. Polypropylene-based Hybrid Composites8. HDPE and LDPE-based Hybrid Composites9. PLA-based Hybrid Composites10. Hybrid Composites with Amorphous Thermoplastic Polymers11. Hybrid Composites with Recycled Thermoplastic PolymersPART III – Performance12. Tensile and Flexural Performance of Hybrid Composites: Influence of Various Fabricating Parameters13. Compression and Impact Properties of Hybrid Composites: Influence of Thickness, Stacking Sequence and Fibre Orientation14. Fatigue Behaviour of the Hybrid Composites15. Thermal Characterization Hybrid Composites16. Ballistic Impact Performance of Hybrid-based Composites17. Tribological Performance of Hybrid Composites18. Influence of Sea Water Aging and Hygrothermal Aging on the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of the Hybrid Composites19. Influence of Moisture Absorption on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Thermoset-based Hybrid Composites20. Influence of Fibre Loading and Fibre Length on Thermoplastic-based Hybrid Composites21. Influence of Compatibilizing Agents on the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Hybrid CompositesPART IV – Applications22. Hybrid Composites for Automotive and Aerospace Applications23. Functional Hybrid Polymer Composites for Food Packaging Applications24. Hybrid Composites for Biomedical Applications25. Hybrid Composites for Industrial Applications26. Development of Hybrid Composites Through Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM)