Polymer-Based Nanoscale Materials for Surface Coatings

Sabu Thomas is a Professor and Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Professor Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields.Ms. Jesiya Susan George is research scholar at School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University. She completed her masters in biopolymer science from Cochin University of Science and technology. She received prestigious DST INSPIRE fellowship, Gov. of India. Her research interest involves anticorrosive coatings, epoxy resin, hybrid nanostructures and polymer blends. She published several articles in high-impact journals. She has two edited books to her credit.

• 1 Introduction to coatings and surface preparation2 Nanomaterials and nanocomposites for surface protection3 Thermoplastic polymer-based nanocoatings4 Thermoset polymer-based nanocoatings5 Elastomeric nanocoatings6 Theory, modeling, and simulation in nanoscale polymer coatings7 Rheology of nanoscale polymer-based coatings8 Spectroscopy characterizations of nanoscale polymer-based coatings9 XPS and SIMS studies of nanoscale polymer-based coatings10 Nanoscale surface coatings based on plant phenolics11 Contact angle studies of nanoscale polymer based coatings12 NDT studies of nanoscale polymeric coatings13 Mechanical properties of nanoscale polymer coatings14 Thermal properties of nanoscale polymer-based coatings15 Diffusion and transport through nanoscale polymer-based coatings16 Light scattering, X-ray scattering, and microscopy studies of nanoscale polymer-based coatings17 Neutron scattering studies of nanoscale polymer-based coatings18 Electrochemical characterizations of the anticorrosive nanoscale polymer-based coatings19 Aging studies of nanoscale polymer-based coatings20 Nanoscale polymer coatings for biomedical implants21 Self-healing of nanoscale polymer-based coatings22 Superhydrophobic nanoscale materials for surface coatings23 Nanoscale polymer-based coatings for applications in marine antifouling24 Corrosion resistant nanoscale polymer-based coatings25 Photocatalytic nanoscale polymer-based coatings26 Life cycle assessment of nanoscale polymer-based coatings