Advances in Polymer Sciences and Technology: Select Papers from APA 2017

Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
 Designing and Nanofunctionalization of Infection-Resistant Polyester Suture  (Sadiya Anjum, Bhuvanesh Gupta)....Pages 1-12
 Mandelic Acid Incorporated Antimicrobial Soy Protein Film Fabricated by Solution Casting  (Rakesh Kumar, Priya Rani)....Pages 13-19
 Structural and Morphological Analysis of Newly Synthesized CuO@Alginate Nanocomposite with Enriched Electrical Properties  (Vasi Uddin Siddiqui, Imran Khan, Afzal Ansari, Weqar Ahmad Siddiqui, Md. Khursheed Akram)....Pages 21-28
 Synthesis of Lysine Mimicking Membrane Active Antimicrobial Polymers  (Ankita Arora, Wan Zheng, Hongjun Liang, Abhijit Mishra)....Pages 29-37
 Antibacterial Activity of Antimicrobial Peptide (AMP) Grafted Polystyrene Surface  (Sasmita Majhi, Ankita Arora, Abhijit Mishra)....Pages 39-46
 Novel Polymeric Adsorbent for the Remediation of Cu(II) Ions from Water  (Nida Fakhar, Weqar Ahmad Siddiqui, Masood Alam)....Pages 47-63
 Artificial Neural Network Modeling to Predict Bacterial Attachment on Composite Biopolymeric Scaffold  (Shailendra Singh Shera, Shraddha Sahu, Rathindra Mohan Banik)....Pages 65-74
 Triboelectric-Based Kinetic Energy Harvesting Using Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)  (Amit Sharma, Poonam Agarwal)....Pages 75-81
 Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Epoxy Composite Based on Hybrid BN and Graphite Particulate Conductive Fillers and Effect of Hybrid Sample Thickness (t) and Filler Fraction on Thermal Resistance (R) and Thermal Conductivity (k)  (Rajesh Kumar, Sagar Kumar Nayak, Bishnu P. Panda, Smita Mohanty, Sanjay K. Nayak)....Pages 83-95
 Stabilization Studies of Epoxidized Soybean Oil Plasticized PVC Films in the Presence of Beta-Diketone Additives  (M. B. Kulkarni, S. Radhakrishnan, Nikesh Samarth, P. A. Mahanwar)....Pages 97-110
 Multifunctional Compatibilizer for Polypropylene Blends with PMMA and EVA  (A. M. Khare, S. Radhakrishnan)....Pages 111-121
 Development of Hybrid Composites and Joining Technology for Lightweight Structures  (S. Deepak, K. P. Bhuvana, R. Joseph Bensingh, K. Prakalathan, S. K. Nayak)....Pages 123-131
 Starch–Chitosan Blend Cross-Linked with Calcium Chloride  (Jaya Maitra, Neena Singh)....Pages 133-145
 Titania–Gelatin-Based Nanohybrids: A Versatile Material for Removal of Organic Dyes (Congo Red, Malachite Green, Crystal Violet and Methylene Blue) from Aqueous Solution  (Samjeet Singh Thakur, Ghanshyam S. Chauhan)....Pages 147-176
 Development of CNT–Polymer Film-Based Electrode for the Detection of Glucose  (Neha Gopal, Prashant Shukla, Rachana Sahney)....Pages 177-186
 Formulation and Characterization of Poly (D, L-Lactide-Co-glycolide) Nanoparticles Loaded with Achyranthes aspera for Increasing Bioavailability  (Aditi Sangal, Sunita Rattan)....Pages 187-195
 Anticancer Drug-Loaded Folate-Conjugated Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes  (Bharti Mangla, Kuldeep Singh Patel, Pankaj Kumar, Kanchan Kohli)....Pages 197-210
 Efficient Extraction of Antioxidants and Lubricants from Commercial Polypropylene Pellets and Their Quantification Using HPLC  (Pramod K. Hegde, M. G. Manjunatha)....Pages 211-219
 Polymer Nanocomposites: Modification Through Swift Heavy Ions  (Payal Mazumdar, Prachi Singhal, Sunita Rattan)....Pages 221-229
 Homopolymer, Copolymers, and Terpolymer Synthesis Via Esterification-Cum-Addition of N-Substituted Phthalimide with Acrylates: Studies on Influences of Macromolecule Compositions on Thermal and Microbial Performances  (Suman Jinger, Jyoti Chaudhary)....Pages 231-246