Wool Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

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.Seiko Jose PhD is a scientist, working at ICAR-Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan, India. He has over 17 years’ experience in textiles including time spent in industry and academia. His industrial experience is focused on wet processing of cotton, silk, and linen processing units. For the last 8 eight years of his research career, he has worked with a range of natural fibres such as, wool, jute, pineapple leaf fibre, coir, flax, and ramie. He has contributed to 30 research papers and 9 book chapters. His major research areas are extraction and characterization of natural fibre, textile dyeing and finishing, eco-friendly textile processing, natural fibre composites, and natural dyes.

• 1 Introduction to natural fiber composites2 Wool structure and morphology3 Microscopy and spectroscopy of wool fiber4 Physical and chemical properties of wool fibers5 Surface modification treatment methods of wool6 Composite preparation techniques7 Bio fillers for biocomposites8 Nanotechnological intervention in the wool composites9 Thermoplastic polymer/wool composites10 General testing of wool composites11 Advanced techniques for testing and characterization of wool composites12 Development of wool fiber incorporated polymer composites13 Scope of blending of wool with other synthetic/natural fibers for composites14 Silk and wool hybrid fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites15 Mechanical and viscoelastic properties of wool composites16 Moisture interactions of wool and wool-based composites17 Abrasive water jet cutting and its optimization model for machining the sheep wool/polyester composites18 Wool fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymers for injection molding and 3D-printing19 Wool composites for hygienic/medical applications20 Applications of wool composites for construction21 Conductive polymer-coated wool composites for novel applications