Advanced Polymeric Materials: From Macro- to Nano-Length Scales

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by  Sabu Thomas, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Maciej Jaroszewski, Josmine P. Jose

ADVANCED POLYMERIC
MATERIALS
From Macro- to Nano-Length Scales
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© 2011 by Woodhead Publishing India Pvt. Ltd.
ADVANCED POLYMERIC
MATERIALS
From Macro- to Nano-Length Scales
Edited by
Sabu Thomas, PhD
Nandakumar Kalarikkal, PhD
Maciej Jaroszewski, PhD
Josmin P. Jose

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CONTENTS
List of Contributors ....................................................................................vii
List of Abbreviations ...................................................................................xi
Preface ........................................................................................................xv
About the Editors......................................................................................xvii
1. Polymer Hydrogel Dressing in Wound Management .............................1
Ajith James Jose, Vinu Varghese, and Sam John
2. AC Impedance and FTIR Studies on Proton Conducting
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Based on PVP and
Methanesulfonic Acid...............................................................................17
C. Ambika, G. Hirankumar, S. Karthickprabhu, and R. S. Daries Bella
3. Dendritic Organic Semiconductors Based on Pyrene
and Triazine Derivatives ..........................................................................31
Renji R. Reghu and Juozas V. Grazulevicius
4. Rheological Characteristics of Linear Low Density
Polyethylene – Fumed Silica Nanocomposites .......................................61
V. Girish Chandran and Sachin Waigaonkar
5. Rational Design of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers: A Density
Functional Theory Approach ..................................................................77
Shashwati Wankar, Aakanksha Jha, and Reddithota J. Krupadam
6. Preparation of Polymer and Ferrite Nanocomposites for
EMI Applications .....................................................................................99
P. Raju and S. R. Murthy
7. Macro Level Investigation on Thickness Variation of
Rot Moulded LLDPE Product ..............................................................121
P. L. Ramkumar, Dhananjay M. Kulkarni, and Sachin D. Waigaonkar
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8. Molecular Structure and Property Relationship of Commercial
Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) by DSC, GPC and
NMR Spectroscopy Techniques ............................................................135
Ravindra Kumar, Veena Bansal, S. Mondal, Nitu Singh, A. Yadav,
G. S. Kapur, M. B. Patel, and Shashikant
9. Lead and Cadmium Ion Removal by Novel Interpenetrating
Polymer-Ceramic Nanocomposite ........................................................143
K. Sangeetha and E. K. Girija
10. Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Polyacrylamide Grafted
Casein (CAS-g-PAM) as an Effective Flocculent for
Wastewater Treatment ...........................................................................153
Sweta Sinha, Gautam Sen, and Sumit Mishra
11. Polymer Assisted Synthesis of CdS Nanostructure for
Photoelectrochemical Solar Cell Applications .....................................173
S. A. Vanalakar, J. H. Kim, and P. S. Patil
12. Synthesis and Characterization Chitosan-Starch Crosslinked
Beads........................................................................................................205
Virpal Singh
13. Dendrimer Polymer Brushes .................................................................219
Wei Cui, Holger Merlitz, and Chen-Xu Wu
14. Photo-Bactericidal Polyacrylonitrile Matrix for
Protective Apparels ................................................................................227
G. Premika, K. Balasubramanian, and Kisan M. Kodam
Index .........................................................................................................237

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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
C. Ambika
C-SAR, School of Basic Engineering and Sciences, PSN College of Engineering and Technology,
Melathediyoor, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India; E-mail: [email protected]
K. Balasubramanian
Department of Materials Engineering, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Ministry of
Defence, Girinagar, Pune 411025, India; Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Veena Bansal
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Research and Development Centre, Sector-13, Faridabad–121007,
India
R. S. Daries Bella
C-SAR, School of Basic Engineering and Sciences, PSN College of Engineering and Technology,
Melathediyoor, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India; E-mail: [email protected]
V. Girish Chandran
Department of Mechanical Engineering, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus, Zuarinagar Goa,
India–403726; Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Wei Cui
Department of Physics and ITPA, Xiamen University, 361005 Xiamen, China; E-mail:
[email protected]
E. K. Girija
Department of Physics, Periyar University, Salem–636 011, India; Tel.: [phone];
Fax: [phone]; E-mail: [email protected]
Juozas V. Grazulevicius
Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu
pl. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania, Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; E-mail: juozas.
[email protected]

G. Hirankumar
C-SAR, School of Basic Engineering and Sciences, PSN College of Engineering and Technology,
Melathediyoor, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India; E-mail: [email protected]
Maciej Jaroszewski
High Voltage Laboratory, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27,
50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; E-mail: [email protected]
Aakanksha Jha
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Nagpur 440020,
India; Tel.: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; E-Mail: [email protected]
Sam John
Research and Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, St. Berchmans College, Changanacherry,
Kerala 686 101, India
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Josmin P. Jose
School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University,
Kottayam, Kerala, India–686560; E-mail: [email protected]
Ajith James Jose
Research and Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, St. Berchmans College, Changanacherry,
Kerala 686 101, India
Nandakumar Kalarikkal
International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and School of Pure
and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India–686560;
E-mail: [email protected]
G. S. Kapur
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Research and Development Centre, Sector-13, Faridabad-121007,
India
S. Karthickprabhu
Department of Physics, Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu, India
J. H. Kim
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju –
500 757, South Korea
Kisan M. Kodam
Department of Chemistry, University of Pune, Pune 411030, India
Reddithota J. Krupadam
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Nagpur 440020,
India; Tel.: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; E-Mail: [email protected]
Dhananjay M. Kulkarni
BITS PILANI, K. K. Birla Goa campus, Goa–403726, India
Ravindra Kumar
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Research and Development Centre, Sector-13, Faridabad-121007,
India; E-mail: [email protected]
Holger Merlitz
Leibniz-Institute of Polymer Research, 01069 Dresden, Germany
Sumit Mishra
Department of Applied Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi – 835215,
Jharkhand, India
S. Mondal
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Research and Development Centre, Sector-13, Faridabad-121007,
India
S. R. Murthy
Department of Physics, Osmania University, Hyderabad–500 007, India
M. B. Patel
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Research and Development Centre, Sector-13, Faridabad-121007,
India
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P. S. Patil
Thin Film Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur-416204, M.S.,
India
G. Premika
Department of Materials Engineering, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Ministry of
Defence, Girinagar, Pune 411025, India
P. Raju
Department of Physics, Osmania University, Hyderabad–500 007, India
P. L. Ramkumar
BITS PILANI, K. K. Birla Goa campus, Goa–403726, India; Mobile: [phone]; Email:
[email protected], [email protected]
Renji R. Reghu
Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kaunas University of Technology,
Radvilenu pl. 19, LT-50254 Kaunas, Lithuania, Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone];
E-mail: [email protected]
K. Sangeetha
Department of Physics, Periyar University, Salem–636 011, India
Gautam Sen
Department of Applied Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi – 835215,
Jharkhand, India
Shashikant
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Research and Development Centre, Sector-13, Faridabad-121007,
India
Nitu Singh
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Research and Development Centre, Sector-13, Faridabad-121007,
India
Virpal Singh
Department of Chemical Technology, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology,
Longowal, Sangrur, Punjab–148106, India, E-mail: [email protected]
Sweta Sinha
Department of Applied Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi – 835215,
Jharkhand, India; Tel.: [phone]; E-mail: [email protected]
Sabu Thomas
International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi
University, Priyadarshini Hills P. O., Kottayam, Kerala–686560, India; E-mail: sabuchathukulam@
yahoo.co.uk, [email protected]
S. A. Vanalakar
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju–500
757, South Korea
Vinu Varghese
Quality Control Department, Sance Laboratories Private Limited, Pala, Kottayam, Kerala 686573,
India
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Sachin D. Waigaonkar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus, Zuarinagar, Goa,
India–403726; Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Shashwati Wankar
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Nagpur 440020,
India; Tel.: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; E-Mail: [email protected]
Chen-Xu Wu
Department of Physics and ITPA, Xiamen University, 361005 Xiamen, China
A. Yadav
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Research and Development Centre, Sector-13, Faridabad-121007,
India

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