To prepare superabsorbent polymer (SAPs) based on cassava starch and acrylamide by reactive processing via internal mixer and single screw extruder and charactering them to obtain optimum conditions for silica filling. TPVs based on NR/PP, ENR/PP and MNR/PP prepared by dynamic vulcanization process bended with SAPs filled with silica filler are to be experimented to find potential applications by mechanical, physical, morphological and chemical properties.
To prepare and determine antibacterial activity of surface-quaternized chitosan particles and to investigate the physical properties of the multilayer films assembled from the charged derivatives of chitosan and determine the feasibility of using surface-quaternized chitosan particles and the multilayer films assembled from the charged derivatives of chitosan for biomedical applications
To synthesize the grafted CH-AA-HEMA/mica nanocomposites and CH-AA-HEMA/organo-mica nanocomposites with higher gel strength, study the effects of synthesized parameters on the properties of grafted CH-AA-HEMA/mica nanocomposites and CH-AA-HEMA/organo-mica nanocomposites.
To synthesize conductive hydrogel composites made of metal nanoparticles, itaconic acid and poly(N-vinyl -2-pyrrolidone), to study the effects of influential parameters such as itaconic acid, initiator and crosslinking agent quantities, and metal nanoparticles concentrations on swelling capacity and electrical conduction. Characterization of some physical properties of the synthesized conductive hydrogel composites by FTIR and SEM analysis shall be carried out and electrochemical behavior of the synthesized conductive hydrogel composites shall be studied by cyclic voltammetry.
To measure viscoelastic properties of the newly-synthesized copolymeric hydrogels of acrylamide-base acrylic acid, acrylamide-crotonic acid, acrylamide-maleic acid, and acrylamide-itaconic acid, determination of number of carboxylic acid functionality of monomers in relation to water absorption and gel strength of the hydrogel.
To synthesize the polymer hydrogel by solution polymerization. Effects of influential parameters such as monomer concentration, initiator and crosslinking agent concentrations, reaction time, reaction temperature, and agitation rate on swelling capacity will be studied. To characterize chemical and physical properties of the synthesized hydrogel polymers. To prepare the photocatalytic zinc oxide nanoparticles in the hydrogel network. To determine the textile dye photodegradation of the prepared polymer hydrogel -photocatalytic ZnO nanoparticle composite.
To synthesize BA-co-MMA nano-particles by ultrasonic technique; to investigate the ultrasonically factors on BA-co-MMA emulsion polymerization; to study the optimum ratio of BA/MMA for the polymerization; to characterize BA-co-MMA nano-particles in terms of colloidal properties and film.
To study the effects of kapok fibers on physical properties of papers made from different ratios of mixed pulps between market pulp and pulp made from kapok; to examine the role of kapok fibers in water resistance properties of papers made from different ratios of mixed pulps between market pulp and pulp made from kapok; to investigate the replacing potential for sizing agents with kapok fibers
To measure a BRDF and determine the relationship of specular and diffuse components; to measure MTF of silk fabric and ink spread function; to simulate the printed image on silk fabric using a monitor.
