Trends in Applications of Polymers and Polymer Composites

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Applications of Polymers and Polymer Composites
	1.1 INTRODUCTION
	REFERENCES
Chapter 2: Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites and Their Prospective Applications in the Manufacturing Sector
	NOMENCLATURE
	2.1 INTRODUCTION
	2.2 COMPOSITION OF BASALT FIBERS
	2.3 PROPERTIES AND PROCESSING OF BASALT FIBERS
	2.4 BASALT FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES (BFRP)
	2.5 APPLICATION OF BASALT FIBER-BASED COMPOSITES
	2.6 PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE SCOPE
	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
	REFERENCES
Chapter 3: The Machining Potential and Damage Modeling of Carbon/Polymer Composites for High-Performance Applications
	NOMENCLATURE
	3.1 INTRODUCTION
	3.2 STATE OF THE ART
	3.3 EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
	3.4 FACTOR AFFECTING DELAMINATION
	3.5 SUMMARY
	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
	REFERENCES
Chapter 4: A Comprehensive Review on Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites and Its Applications
	4.1 INTRODUCTION
	4.2 NATURAL FIBERS
	4.3 NATURAL FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMERIC COMPOSITES
	4.4 HYBRIDIZATION
	4.5 APPLICATIONS OF NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES
	4.6 CONCLUSION
	REFERENCES
Chapter 5: Polymer-Based Electrolytes for Solid- State Batteries: Current Status and Future Challenges in Emerging Applications
	5.1 INTRODUCTION
	5.2 ELECTRODE/ELECTROLYTE INTERFACE IN POLYMER SOLID ELECTROLYTES
	5.3 APPLICATIONS OF POLYMER ELECTROLYTE
	5.4 CONCLUSION
	REFERENCES
Chapter 6: Polymer Composites for Tribological Applications
	6.1 INTRODUCTION
	6.2 FRICTION AND WEAR
	6.3 TESTING AND EVALUATION OF TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
	6.4 POLYMER COMPOSITES FOR TRIBO-APPLICATIONS
	6.5 TRIBOLOGICAL COMPOSITES BASED ON PEI AS MATRIX AND CARBON FABRIC AS REINFORCEMENT
	6.6 TRIBOLOGICAL COMPOSITES BASED ON PEEK AS MATRIX
	6.7 THE EFFECT OF NANO-FILLERS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON MECHANICAL AND TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERS
	6.8 EFFECT OF MICRO-/NANO-FILLERS ON SLIDING WEAR OF POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIALS
	6.9 POLYMER COMPOSITES IN VARIOUS TRIBOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
	6.10 CONCLUSION AND FUTURE CHALLENGES
	REFERENCES
Chapter 7: Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Materials and Composites for Biomedical Applications
	NOMENCLATURE
	7.1 INTRODUCTION
	7.2 BACKGROUND OF STIMULI-RESPONSIVE POLYMERIC MATERIALS
	7.3 STIMULI-RESPONSIVE POLYMER APPLICATIONS
	7.4 STIMULI-RESPONSIVE POLYMERS FOR CO2 SENSING
	7.5 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVE
	REFERENCES
Chapter 8: Shape Memory Polymers and Their Emerging Applications
	8.1 INTRODUCTION
	8.2 PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUE OF SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS (SMPs)
	8.3 FABRICATION TECHNIQUES OF SMPs
	8.4 EMERGING APPLICATION OF SMPs
	8.5 CONCLUSION AND FUTURE SCOPE
	REFERENCES
Chapter 9: Conducting Polymer Composites and Their Application in Gas Sensing
	9.1 INTRODUCTION
	9.2 CONDUCTING POLYMERS FOR GAS SENSORS
	9.3 FACTORS GOVERNING SENSING PERFORMANCE OF CPCs
	9.4 POLYANILINE (PANI) FOR GAS SENSING
	9.5 POLYPYRROLE FOR GAS SENSING
	9.6 CONCLUSION AND FUTURE CHALLENGES
	REFERENCES
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