High Performance Polymers and Their Nanocomposites

Index

A

• 1,4-diaminobutane, 60–61
• 1,6-adipoyl chloride, 60
• 1,6-diazacyclododecane-7,12-dione, 97
• Acetic acid, 79–81, 97, 99
• Acrylamide monomers, 106, 121
• Actuators, 51–52
• Additive, 72
• Adhesion, 86
• Adhesive wear, 72
• Adipic acid, 59–61, 63, 66, 97–98
• Adipoyl chloride, 60
• Aggregation, 141, 142, 146
• Aging, 95
• Aliphatic α, 97
• Alkaline, 97
• Alumina, 90
• Aluminum, 90
• Amide group, 69, 73, 84, 94, 98
• Amine group, 66
• Amorphous, 71–72, 94–97
• Annealing, 97
• Aramid fiber, 84, 89–90, 99
• Atomic force microscopy (AFM), 133, 137, 139

B

• Benzyltrimethylammonium bromide, 97
• Biocompatibility, 84
• Biological oxygen demand (BOD), 53
• Blend, 59, 84–88, 90
• Blends of thermoplastic polyimide (TPI), 193
• Boiling point, 98
• Brill transition, 69, 71, 91

C

• Carbon nanocomposite, 7
• Carbon-fiber, 89
• Carbon-fiber-reinforced, 4
• Carboxyl, 74
• Catalyst, 97
• Cellulose derivatives, 2
• Chain, 69, 71, 73, 96, 98
• Chain width, 69
• Chemical resistance, 59, 72, 83, 98
• Chemical stability, 59, 72, 170
• Chemical stability of UPE, 352
• Chitosan/polyacrylamide blends, 116
• Chloroform, 60
• CHNSO analyser, 320, 326–327
• Cholesteric LC polymers, 40–41
• Clay nanoparticles, 275
• Coating, 76
• Compatibility, 84
• Compatibilizer, 84–86
• Composites, 59, 83–84, 89–90, 99
• Composites of thermoplastic polyimide (TPI), 196
• Compounding, 173
• Compounding and special additives, 352–354
• Compression molding, 6, 7, 349–352
• Compressive modulus, 89
• Compressive strength, 89
• Condensation reaction, 259
• Conductivity, 79–80, 91
• Conformation, 71
• Contact angle, 365