Plastics and composites

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Department of Materials Engineering

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Chemical structure of polymers, copolymers and polymer blends

Thermal properties of polymer materials, melting, glass transition, crystallization

Deformation behavior, mechanical properties and degradation processes

Additives to polymers including nanoparticles and their effect on properties

Composites with polymer matrix, properties of matrix and reinforcement

Methods of preparation of composites

Mechanical properties of composites, influence of interfacial adhesion matrix-reinforcement

Surface analysis, characterization methods

Surface tension, wettability and its role

Adhesion, principle of adhesion, role of adhesion in composites

Surface treatment I chemical modification

Surface treatment II grafting, thin layers

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Fakirov, S.: Fundamentals of Polymer Science for Engineers, Wiley VCH Verlag GmbH, ISBN 9783527341313

L..J.Brillson: An Essential Guide to Electronic Material Surfaces and Interfaces. Wiley 2016. ISBN 9781119027119

G. Wedler: Lehrbuch der Physkalischen Chemie. VCH 1987, ISBN 3-527-26702-6

Sodagudi, F., X.: Thermoplastic Polymer Composites Processing, Properties , Performance, Applications and Recyclability, Scrivener Publishing, Wiley, 2023, ISBN 9781119865056

Gay, D.: Composite Materials Design and Applications (4th Edition), CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023, ISBN 9781032043081

Raneesh, B., Kalarikkal, N., James, J. et al. (Eds.): Plasma and Fusion Science From Fundamental Research to Technological Applications, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, ISBN 9781774630433

Hu, Y., Nabipour, H., Wang, X. (Eds.): Bio-Based Retardant Technology for Polymeric Materials, Elsevier, 2022, ISBN 9780323907712

Sabu, T., Anas, S., Joy, J. (Eds.): Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Graphitic Carbon Nitrate an Emerging Carbonaceous Material, Elsevier, 2023, ISBN 9780128230381

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