Nanostructured Polymer Blends

Over 30% of commercial polymers are blends or alloys or one kind or another. Nanostructured blends offer the scientist or

plastics engineer a new range of possibilities with characteristics including: thermodynamic stablility; the potential to

improve material transparency, creep and solvent resistance; the potential to simultaneously increase tensile strength

and ductility; superior rheological properties; relatively low cost...

Nanostructured Polymer Blends open up immense structural possibilities, via chemical and mechanical modifications

which generate novel properties and functions, and high-performance characteristics at a low cost.

The emerging applications of these new materials cover a wide range of industry sectors encompassing the coatings and

adhesives industry, electronics, energy (photovoltaics), aerospace and medical devices (where polymer blends provide

innovations in biocompatible materials).

This book explains the science of nanostructure formation, and the nature of interphase formations, demystifies the

design of nanostructured blends to achieve specific properties, and introduces the applications for this important new

class of nanomaterial.

All the key topics related to recent advances in blends are covered: IPNs, phase morphologies, composites and

nanocomposites, nanostructure formation, the chemistry and structure of additives, etc.