Thermoset nanocomposites for engineering applications

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(2008), "Thermoset nanocomposites for engineering applications", Assembly Automation, Vol. 28 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/aa.2008.03328aab.006

Thermoset nanocomposites for engineering applications

Thermoset nanocomposites for engineering applications

Smithers Rapra, a subsidiary of the US- based independent testing, consulting and contract research organisation, The Smithers Group, has just published a new book entitled Thermoset Nanocomposites for Engineering Applications.

Thermoset nanocomposites are complex hybrid materials, which integrate nanoparticles with polymers to produce a novel nanostructure, with extraordinary properties. Organic/ inorganic hybrids are some of the most challenging nanostructures investigated to date. What differentiates nanocomposite materials from classical composites is the degree of control of fabrication, processing and performance that can be achieved down to a very small scale.

Thermoset Nanocomposites for Engineering Applications summarises the experimental results of work on thermoset nanocomposites obtained from the collaboration of three research groups from Bulgaria, Greece and Italy, and analyses some of results reported in the literature.

This book helps to answer questions related to the design of nanocomposites by controlling the processing technology and structure. It is addressed not only to researchers and engineers who actively work in the broad field of nanocomposite technology, but also to newcomers and students who have just started investigations in this multidisciplinary field of material science.

Thermoset Nanocomposites for Engineering Applications is available in both soft- and hard-backed formats, retailing at £95 and 120, respectively, (plus postage and packaging). It is available from www.polymer-books.com or from Publications Sales, Smithers Rapra, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4NR, UK, Tel:þ44 (0) 1939 250383, Fax:þ44 (0) 1939 251118, e-mail: publications@rapra.net