This book highlights different domains of functional polymers from membranes and coatings to composite materials. It includes their synthesis routes and techniques, characterization, properties, and applications. The book also provides the basics and advances about different functional polymers and composites with an up-to-date progress in the field of research and their application on a domestic and industrial scale. The main topics to be covered include polymeric membranes, paints and coatings, smart polymers, self-healing elastomers, biodegradable polymers, food packaging, and functional composite materials.
Khubab Shaker is currently affiliated with the National Textile University, Pakistan, as Chairman, Department of Materials. He completed his doctoral degree in 2018, and the focus of his research was polymeric composite materials. His research areas include polymers and composite materials, residual stress, thermomechanical characterization, multilayer/3D woven reinforcements, and auxetic materials.
Asif Hafeez is currently affiliated with Department of Materials, National Textile University, where he has been actively involved in teaching and research. He completed his Ph.D. in 2021 from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and his M.S. from the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. His research focus is on lamellar membranes and membrane development for water purification.
