What are some helpful resources for learning about Polymer NanoComposites?

[System Engineer]

Dear Members

Greetings. I joined this forum today. I have done my BE(Electrcial) followed by MS(Telecommunications) and a 9 months Course on Systems Enginering from UK. Presently i am in South Korea on a Scholarship for my PhD in Nanoscience and Tech (Here is the problem).

I have no background what so ever in Materails, specilay in polymers where as my Prof has a PhD in Polymer Synthesis.

Now my Question may seem stupid but i have to get everything from basics. I am looking for any kind of Material to help me learn the basics of polymers, nanocomposites. What i hope to do is to get my hands on some really good material which can get me started in the field of Polymer/Nano Composites.

Any help and ideas. I ll be thankfull

Regards
Ess ESS

 

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U can read papers like
1. Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane Nanocomposites: The NextGeneration Material for
Biomedical ApplicationsRUBEN Y. KANNAN,† HENRYK J. SALACINSKI,†PETER E. BUTLER,‡ ANDALEXANDER M. SEIFALIAN*,†

2. Book : POlymer Nanocomposite-Edited by - Yiu WIng Mai & Zhong-Zhen-Yu

 

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BOOK :

Progress in polymer nanocomposite research.

Ed. by Sabu Thomas and Gennady E. Zaikov.

Nova Science Publishers

2008

 

[Renewal]

I was in a workshop by Ray Pearson, which is a really experienced person in polymer nanocomposites, and he recommended us this book:

'Introduction to nanocomposite materials: properties, processing and characterization'

by Thomas E. Twardowski, DESTech Publications, Inc. 2007 ISBN 978-1-932078-54-1

Hope it help you!