Oriented Polymer Materials
About this ebook
This book begins with an overview of the orientation phenomenon. Oriented Polymer Materials was published to focus on the importance of oriented polymeric materials. It includes basic techniques for the study and characterization of oriented polymers. It also covers different representatives of oriented polymer materials and approaches to the improvement of their mechanical properties. The book contains chapters produced by an array of contributing authors from around the world.
About the author
Stoyko Fakirov is currently visiting professor in the Centre for Advanced Composite Materials at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He studied chemistry at the University of Sofia, Bulgaria, and received his PhD from the Lomonossov State University in Moscow. Stoyko Fakirov is member of the editorial board of seven international journals on polymers and advanced materials. He has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers, edited or co-edited thirteen books on polymer science and holds nine US patents.
