Tribology of Polymers, Polymer Composites, and Polymer Nanocomposites

1 Introduction: a journey to the tribological behavior of polymeric materials
2 Tribological analysis—general test standards
3 Friction and wear mechanism of polymers, their composites and nanocomposites
4 Enhanced wear resistance—particulate filled polymeric materials
5 Tribological behavior of natural fiber-reinforced polymeric composites
6 The role of synthetic fibers in the tribological behavior of polymeric materials
7 Tribology of carbon nanotubes/polymer nanocomposites
8 Tribology of graphene-based polymeric systems
9 Tribology of biodegradable polymeric systems
10 Tribology of hybrid nanofiller/polymer nanocomposites
11 Tribology of nanofiber- and nanofibril-reinforced polymeric composites
12 Tribology of polymer films and coatings
13 Tribological behavior of polymeric systems in lubricated surfaces or conditions
14 Tribology of polymeric systems: theory, modeling, and simulation
15 Impact of environmental conditions on the tribological performances of polymeric composites

Soney George is Dean of Research and Director of the Center for Nanoscience and Technology at Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kottayam, India. He has published over 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented his findings at multiple conferences. He has edited and contributed to several books, and his research focuses on polymer nanocomposites, tribology of nanocomposites, membranes, and pervaporation. Prof. Jozef T. Haponiuk is Professor and Head of Department, at the Department of Polymer Technology, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. Prof. Haponiuk is an experienced researcher in the fields of polymer composites, polymer blends, and associated materials. He has received a number of prizes and awards for his work. Dr. Thomas is the vice–chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. He is also currently designated as the director of the School of Energy Materials. He is the founder director of the International and Inter-university Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and a professor of polymer science and engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences and the International and Inter-university Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is an outstanding leader with sustained international acclaim for his work in polymer science and engineering, polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites and nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. Dr. Thomas’s ground-breaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnological and nano-biomedical sciences, have made transformative differences in the development of new materials for automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Very recently, Prof. Thomas has been conferred Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, Lorient, France. Professor Thomas has published over 1,300 peer reviewed research papers, reviews, and book chapters. He has co-edited 150 books and is the inventor of 15 patents. Rakesh Reghunath is Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering at NSS College of Engineering Palakkad, India. He has published 6 papers in peer- reviewed journals and presented his findings at many international conferences. He has also published one book chapter and his research focuses on tribology of fiber reinforced polymer composites. Sarath P.S is Research scholar of the Center for Nanoscience and Technology at Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kottayam, India. He has published 8 papers in peer- reviewed journals and presented his findings at many international conferences. He has also published one book chapter and his research focuses on polymer nanocomposites, tribology of nanocomposites, coatings, and pervaporation.