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October 22-23, 2018 | Frankfurt, Germany
International Conference on
Robo t i c s a n d A u t oma t i o n
B iomater ial s and Nanomater ial s
Joint Event
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Journal of Biomedical Research | Volume 29
Engineering at the nanoscale: A strategy for developing high performance functional polymer nano-
composites
Sabu Thomas
Mahatma Gandhi University, India
T
he talk will concentrate on various approaches being
used to engineer materials at the nanoscale for various
applications in future technologies. In particular, the case of
clay, carbon nanostructures (e.g. nanotubes, graphene), metal
oxides, bionanomaterials (cellulose, starch and chitin) will be
used to highlight the challenges and progress. Several bio-
degrdable polymer systems will be considered such as rubbers,
thermoplastics, thermoSetts and their blends for the fabrication
of functional polymer nanocomposites. The interfacial activity
of nanomaterials in compatibilising binary polymer blends will
alsobediscussed. Various self assembledarchitectures of hybrid
nanostructures can be made using relatively simple processes.
Some of these structures offer excellent opportunity to probe
novel nanoscale behavior and can impart unusual macroscopic
end properties. I will talk about various applications of these
materials, taking into account their multifunctional properties.
Some of the promising applications of clay, metal oxides, nano
cellulose, chitin, carbon nanomaterials and their hybrids will be
reviewed.
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sabuthomas@mgu.ac.inRobotics & Biomaterials 2018, Volume 29
DOI: 10.4066/biomedicalresearch-C6-017