Nanopolymers and Modern Materials: Preparation, Properties, and Applications
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infrared spectroscopy are discussed. Most importantly for the production of technical parts, the rheology of these composites is treated in detail. At the end of each chapter, the author gives a long list of references as well as an adequate and helpful index at the end of the book. Independent of any scientific or technical background, the reader will be able to gain a huge amount of information from this excellent book. However, there are two deficiencies:
the author uses a lot of acronyms likely known only to the specialist, so the non-expert is always searching for the meaning of these letter combinations. Furthermore, considering the technological importance of these materials, four out of nearly 400 pages describing applications and suppliers are not adequate. Reviewer: Dieter Vollath is CEO of NanoConsulting, Stutensee, Germany.
effectively, but these could have also been merged into one. Chapters 12, 15, 16, and 19 cover useful information regarding electrospinning of new polymeric fibers, which shows the depth of knowledge and expertise of the respective authors; however, there is almost no discussion on why electrospinning was chosen over conventional spinning. There could be a strong case for electrospinning, but some explanation should have been provided for a broader audience. Again, all of these chapters on electrospinning could have been merged into one, starting with the theory of electrospinning, process details, and a few specific applications/case studies. Chapters 17 and 18 discuss topics on bioactive substances, and the book ends at chapter 20 with an appropriate discussion on composites of these new classes of polymers. This book contains useful information suitable for professionals with prior subject knowledge. It could have been improved for non-specialists if it were structured differently.
Nanopolymers and Modern Materials: Preparation, Properties, and Applications Editors: Oleg V. Stoyanov, A.K. Haghi, and Gennady E. Zaikov Apple Academic Press, 2013 $49.95, 664 pages ISBN 9781926895475
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his book makes a clever attempt to discuss bio- and chemical interactions and modifications involving new polymer formation. At a high level, the book is poorly organized, with no flow or smooth transition from one chapter to the next. Most of the chapters are written keeping a specific journal in mind, and not considering either the quality of the end product, the book, or the end users/readers. Chapter 1 talks about the Ni-based catalyst and its hydrogen bond stabilities. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 cover materials on new polymer processing and formation (PS-PPO, oxyethylated polytetrafluoroethylene, polypropylene, high-pressure phase equilibrium, and conductive electroactive polymers, quaternary ammonium salt-modified cellulose esters, and ethers), which is valuable for scientists with prior knowledge of
this field. However, for ordinary readers or students, the organization could have been more useful if all three chapters were instead merged into one, starting with theory or equations, then processi
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