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Polymer-Based Composite Materials: Characterizations

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Various types of composite materials are becoming an inevitable part of our day-to-day life since these are used for a variety of applications. A better understanding on the various properties of the composites is very helpful in their targeted applications, and hence characterizing the composite materials by different techniques play a major role in the development of long-life, high-quality composite products. The polymer-based composite materials provide large amount of flexibility and lightweight to the final product. The selection of various reinforcements and polymer matrices is very critical in designing a desired product. In this chapter, various techniques used for characterizing the polymer-based composite materials in order to examine their mechanical, thermal, electrical, magnetic, piezoelectric, tribological, rheological, and biological properties are discussed.

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    Kamal K. Kar

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  4. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Cherusseri, J., Pramanik, S., Sowntharya, L., Pandey, D., Kar, K.K., Sharma, S.D. (2017). Polymer-Based Composite Materials: Characterizations. In: Kar, K. (eds) Composite Materials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49514-8_2

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