Radiation Effects in Polymeric Materials

✍ Scribed by Vijay Kumar, Babulal Chaudhary, Vishal Sharma, Kartikey Verma

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 417
• Series: Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

​This book provides an introduction of how radiation is processed in polymeric materials, how materials properties are affected and how the resulting materials are analyzed. It covers synthesis, characterization, or modification of important materials, e.g. polycarbonates, polyamides and polysaccharides, using radiation. For example, a complete chapter is dedicated to the characterization of biodegradable polymers irradiated with low and heavy ions. This book will be beneficial to all polymer scientists in the development of new macromolecules and to all engineers using these materials in applications. It summarizes the fundamental knowledge and latest innovations in research fields from medicine to space.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-viii
Effects of Radiation on the Environment (Gurpreet Kaur, Jandeep Singh)....Pages 1-34
Radiation Physics and Chemistry of Polymeric Materials (Paramjit Singh, Rajesh Kumar)....Pages 35-68
High-Fluence Ion Implantation of Polymers: Evolution of Structure and Composition (Vladimir N. Popok)....Pages 69-111
Ion Beam Modification of Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) (Raquel Silva Thomaz, Ricardo Meurer Papaléo)....Pages 113-139
Radiation-Induced Effects on the Properties of Polymer-Metal Nanocomposites (Suman Mahendia, Rishi Pal Chahal, Anil Kumar Tomar, Heena Wadhwa, Shyam Kumar)....Pages 141-192
Swift Heavy Ion Irradiation Effects on the Properties of Conducting Polymer Nanostructures (J. Hazarika, A. Kumar)....Pages 193-242
Impact of Etchant Variables on the Track Parameters in CR-39 Polymer Nuclear Track Detector: A Review (Pawan K. Diwan)....Pages 243-267
Synthesis of Hydrogels by Modification of Natural Polysaccharides Through Radiation Cross-Linking Polymerization for Use in Drug Delivery (Kashma Sharma, Vishal Sharma, Vijay Kumar)....Pages 269-292
Effects of Radiations on the Properties of Polycarbonate (K. Hareesh, Ganesh Sanjeev)....Pages 293-318
Plasma Irradiation of Polymers: Surface to Biological Mitigation (Narendra Kumar Agrawal, Neha Sharma, Tamanna Kumari Sharma, Priti Agarwal, Ravi Agarwal)....Pages 319-350
Effects of Neutron Irradiation on Polymer (Sangeeta Prasher, Mukesh Kumar)....Pages 351-368
Radiation Crosslinking for the Cable, Rubber and Healthcare Products Industry (Andrzej G. Chmielewski)....Pages 369-391
Energy Loss of Swift Heavy Ions: Fundamentals and Theoretical Formulations (Vishal Sharma, Pawan K. Diwan, Shyam Kumar)....Pages 393-412

✦ Subjects

Chemistry; Polymer Sciences; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films; Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection; Physical Chemistry