Multicomponent Fibers and Polymeric Systems: Fundamentals, Morphology, and Applications

This book focuses on different aspects of multicomponent fibers and polymeric systems, including multicomponent fibers, multicomponent micro/nanoparticles, and multicomponent composite materials. It also includes specialty multicomponent polymeric systems for multicomponent blends and coatings, films and membranes, shape memory polymers, and elastomeric systems. Each chapter includes an introduction to the topic, fabrication/synthesis approaches, structure, properties, and potential applications. The current research trends and future perspectives are also included in each chapter.

Features:

• Delves into a wide range of production techniques and applications for multicomponent fibers and polymeric systems
• Provides an in-depth review of the materials design of multiphase polymer systems and their morphological evolution at micro- and nanoscale
• Discusses sustainability in multicomponent systems
• Explores the multicomponent structure in composites, particles, blends, and interpenetrating polymer networks
• Covers the latest techniques and strategies for modulating the morphology at the micro- and nanoscale

This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in polymers and material sciences.

Khubab Shaker is a material scientist affiliated with the National Textile University, Pakistan as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Textile Engineering. His research areas include textile fibers, polymers, and composite materials for a variety of applications. He has published more than 90 research articles, edited/authored 7 books, 32 book chapters, and more than 40 conference papers/keynote/invited talks in the domain of textiles and polymeric materials.

Asif Hafeez is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Materials in National Textile University, where he has been actively involved in teaching and research. He completed his PhD in 2021 from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia and MSc from Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. His research focuses on lamellar membranes and membrane development for water purification. He has edited a book and published his research work in well-renowned journals.

Wasif Razzaq completed his PhD in 2022, and his area of expertise is multicomponent fibers using microfluidic systems. He has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience in the domain of polymers and materials. He has published a book chapter and his research work in well-renowned journals. Currently, he is affiliated with the Department of Materials as an Assistant Professor.