Shape Memory Polymers, Blends and Composites, 1st ed. 2020 Advances and Applications Advanced Structured Materials Series, Vol. 115

This book explores the recent advances in the field of shape memory polymers, whose ease of manufacturing and wide range of potential applications have spurred interest in the field. The book presents details about the synthesis, processing, characterization, and applications of shape memory polymers, their blends and composites. It provides a correlation of physical properties of shape memory polymers with macro, micro and nano structures. The contents of this book will be of interest to researchers across academia and industry. 

Dr. Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai is a Professor at the Center of Innovation in Design and Engineering for Manufacturing, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. He received his Ph.D. in polymer science and technology from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. He is a former INSPIRE Faculty at the Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology of Cochin University of Science and Technology (India) from 2012 to 2017. He has authored around 100 papers and book chapters in reputed international journals on polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends and alloys, and biopolymers, and has edited four books. Dr. Jyotishkumar received the prestigious Kerala State Young Scientist Award in 2016 for his outstanding contributions to the field.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Suchart Siengchin is a Professor and the President of King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand. He received hisDipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Applied Sciences Giessen/Friedberg, Hessen, Germany in 1999, M.Sc. in Polymer Technology from University of Applied Sciences Aalen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany in 2002, M.Sc. in Material Science at the Erlangen-Nürnberg University, Bayern, Germany in 2004, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) from Institute for Composite Materials, University of Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany in 2008 and Postdoctoral Research from Kaiserslautern University and School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, USA.  In 2016 he received the habilitation at the Chemnitz University in Sachen, Germany. He worked as a Lecturer for Production and Material Engineering Department at the Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), KMUTNB. His research interests are in polymer processing and composite materials, and he has won the Outstanding Researcher Award in 2010, 2012 and 2013 at KMUTNB. He ser