Applied Polymer Rheology

"This book presents state-of-the-art polymer rheology, as studied by well recognized authors, concerning some specific polymeric systems of industrial interest. The book provides a comprehensive overview of rheological characteristics of polymeric fluids of interest to industry, so that readers can interpret findings, or plan experiments. The first few chapters discuss properties, processability, processing aids and topics like the rheology of branched polyolefins"--

Author: Kontopoulou
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 11/22/2011
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780470416709

About the Author
Marianna Kontopoulou, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Her research interests include polyolefin blends and composites, polyolefin-based nanocomposites, thermoplastic vulcanizates, foaming of thermoplastics, processing of biodegradable polyesters, thermoplastic elastomers, and electrically conductive composites. She is also working on projects involving polymers and polymer rheology in biomedical applications and in polymer joining processes. In 2010, she received the Morand Lambla Award of the Polymer Processing Society (PPS). She has coauthored more than one hundred scientific publications, including peer-reviewed journal papers, refereed conference proceedings, and book chapters. She has delivered several keynote and invited lectures in academic and industrial settings. She has been the vice president of the Canadian Society of Rheology (CSR) and has served as technical program committee chair, organizer, and moderator for major international scientific conferences, as well as reviewer for many scientific journals and Canadian federal and provincial granting agencies.