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Polyimides : Advances in Blends and Nanocomposites /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Damaceanu, Mariana-Dana, Darie-Nita, Raluca Nicoleta
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Elsevier, 2023.
Subjects:
Polyimides.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • POLYIMIDES
  • POLYIMIDES Advances in Blends and Nanocomposites
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • 1
  • Polyimides: Past, present, and future
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Brief history of PIs
  • 3. Synthesis of PIs
  • 4. Structure-property relationship in PIs
  • 4.1 Solubility
  • 4.2 Thermal stability and glass transition
  • 4.3 Hydrolytic stability of PIs
  • 4.4 Chemical and radiation resistance
  • 4.5 Mechanical features of PIs
  • 4.6 Optical properties of PIs
  • 4.7 Electrical properties of PIs
  • 5. Applications of PIs
  • 5.1 Films and coatings
  • 5.2 Fibers
  • 5.3 PI aerogels
  • 5.4 Carbon precursors
  • 5.5 Polyimide nanocomposites
  • 6. Challenges and future outlook on PIs
  • 7. Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 2
  • Functionalization of polyimides toward high-performance composite matrices
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Polyimides functionalized with various flexible/kinking groups
  • 2.1 Polyimides modified with aliphatic/cycloaliphatic moieties
  • 2.2 Polyimides modified with carbonyl groups
  • 2.3 Polyimides modified with ether groups
  • 2.4 Polyimides modified with alkylene oxide groups
  • 2.5 Polyimides modified with sulfone groups
  • 2.6 Polyimides modified with siloxane groups
  • 3. Polyimides functionalized with high polar groups
  • 3.1 Poly(amide-imide)s
  • 3.2 Poly(ester-imide)
  • 3.3 Polyimides functionalized with hydroxyl groups
  • 3.4 Polyimides modified with nitrile groups
  • 3.5 Polyimides modified with carboxylic groups
  • 3.6 Polyimides functionalized with sulfone acid groups
  • 4. Polyimides with voluminous side groups
  • 4.1 Polyimides modified with fluorinated groups
  • 4.2 Polyimides modified with bulky tert-butyl units
  • 4.3 Polyimides containing voluminous aromatic/heteroaromatic units
  • 4.4 Polyimides with azobenzene units in the side chain
  • 5. Polyimides modified with rigid, zig-zag, or spiro moieties
  • 6. Summary
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 3
  • Micro- and macrostructure of polyimide blends and composites: Methods of investigations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Investigation methods of micro-and macrostructures of PI blends and nanocomposites
  • 2.1 NMR spectroscopy
  • 2.2 Infrared spectroscopy
  • 2.3 Morphological evaluation
  • 2.4 X-ray investigations
  • 2.5 Mechanical testing
  • 2.6 Thermal properties
  • 2.7 Dielectric properties
  • 3. Conclusions
  • References
  • 4
  • Polyimide nanocomposites and blends for textiles
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Preparation methods
  • 2.1 Synthesis of polyimides
  • 2.2 Preparation of polyimide composites
  • 2.2.1 Solution blending
  • 2.2.2 In situ polymerization
  • 2.2.3 Electrospinning
  • 2.2.4 Freeze drying
  • 3. Properties of polyimide-based nanocomposites
  • 4. Applications of polyimide-based (nano)composites in textile
  • 4.1 PI textile coatings
  • 4.2 PI-based composite fibers
  • 4.3 PI aerogels
  • 4.4 PI composite films and fabrics
  • 5. Conclusions and future perspectives
  • References
  • 5
  • Carbon nanotube-based polyimide nanocomposites-An overview