Sanjay Rastogi (S.)
Research profile
A brief overview on the topics of research interest
To start the research topics will be divided along the following lines. These will be the starting point of the research group and will be expanded or modified with the development of the programs
(a) Hydrogen bonded polymers; from synthetic to bio-polymers
(b) Nucleating agents from natural resources
(c) Bio-based Liquid Crystalline Polymers for demanding applications
(d) Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) for composites in medical and demanding applications
(e) Linear and nonlinear viscoelastic response of metastable polymer melt
What follows is a brief overview of the research topics where the use of synchrotron radiation facility will be used to investigate the structural changes
(a) Hydrogen bonded polymers; from synthetic to bio-polymers
Secondary interactions have a strong influence on crystallization or self -assembling processes of materials in general. Very often in macromolecular structures, having amide motifs, the presence of hydrogen bonding governs the physical and mechanical behavior. In hydrogen bonded polymers, structural organization is mainly prevailed by the density of hydrogen bonding and length of aliphatic or aromatic units between the hydrogen bonding motifs. In nature, hydrogen bonded polymers, such as proteins, use water with ions as a solvent, and, depending upon the nature of ions, its higher order organization is directed. For an example, a spider spins the silk-protein web using ionic water, where the desired tensile strength depends on the amount of amorphous component in the semi-crystalline silk-protein. During the spinning process of the protein, the presence of water and ions facilitate processing by shielding and de-shielding of the hydrogen bonds. The goal of this work is to unravel the process of shielding and de-shielding of the hydrogen bonded motifs in synthetic polymers and model compounds. In this project investigation on hydrogen bonding of water in the presence of monovalent and divalent ions will be pursued. The work will be extended to follow interaction of water molecules with synthetic and bio-polymers in the presence of water-ion solution. For the study experimental techniques such as solid state NMR, neutron scattering will be pursued. Following the concept of shielding and de-shielding of hydrogen bonding uniaxial deformation of the synthetic and bio-polymers will be pursued.
(b) Nucleating agents from natural resources
With the developments in polymer technology, including polymer processing, it is apparent that to achieve dimension stability one requires fast crystallisation of the semi-crystalline polymer. For an example, in the injection molding of the material, with increasing efficiency of the molding machines to shorten the processing time, production of mold products is faster than crystallisation rate of the polymer. Relatively slow crystallisation rate, imposes limitation in production cycle of the material. Considering that crystallisation is nucleation and growth process, where nucleation is normally controlled by the presence of heterogeneity, a way to suppress the nucleation barrier is inclusion of an additive that can promote nucleation. Such a class of additives are called nucleating agents, where in simplicity their efficiency is defined by shift in the crystallization temperature to higher values at fast cooling rates. Thus the subject of polymer crystallisation in the presence of nucleating agents has attracted a great interest and has been the base for success of semi-crystalline polymers such as polypropylene. Similar to the synthetic polymers success of bio-polymers also demand nucleating agents that can be miscible in melt state and self-assemble prior to crystallisation of the bio-polymer. In this project attempts will be made to synthesise nucleating agents that will be miscible in the matrix of bio-polymers such as poly-hydroxy alkanoates and poly-lactic acids. Nucleating agents obtained from natural sources will be also tailored for the bulk synthetic polymers.
(c) Bio-based Liquid Crystalline Polymers for demanding applications
Depending on the molecular architecture polymer chains can be flexible or rigid, where the rigidity strongly depends on the molecular constituents of the main chain. Processing of polymers is also strongly influenced by the chain flexibility. However, in a very broad generality one encounters some similarity in processing of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and liquid crystalline aromatic polymers, where the former is a flexible molecule having characteristic ratio in the order of 6.7 compared to the aromatic, para phenylene therephtalamide (PPTA), having characteristic ratio exceeding 200. Both polymers can be processed in solution with major distinction in the mechanism involved during processing for achieving ultimate uniaxial properties along the chain axis. For example the solution spinning of UHMWPE having molar mass greater than a million g/mol with more than 100.000 monomer units) demands dissolution for the reduction of chain entanglements followed by chain orientation in solid state, whereas PPTA having molar mass in the vicinity of 20.000 monomer units is processed in the liquid crystalline phase. Both solution spinning routes provide extraordinary properties to the spun fibers, meeting requirements at different length scales. However, the solution routes have disadvantages as it demands recovery of more than 90wt% of the solvent to process less than 10wt% of the polymer, thus making the process extremely challenging and expensive. Moreover, with the increasing awareness on sustainability and better understanding of science with time measures are required to investigate more environmental friendly routes. By controlled synthesis
(i) polyethylenes having molar mass greater than a million g/mol will be synthesised that can be processed in the solid state without using solvent and
(ii) polymers having aromatic monomers obtained from natural resources will be synthesised that can be processed in the thermotropic liquid crystalline state.
The synthesised polymers will be processed without solvent with aim to obtain ultimate mechanical properties for a range of demanding applications including medical, light weighted ropes, membranes for water purification and ballistics, helmets etc.
(d) Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene for composites in medical and demanding applications
Ultra High Molecular weight polyethylene UHMWPE possesses superior mechanical properties in comparison with its thermoplastic counterparts.. These excellent properties are a consequence of the high molecular weight (Mw>3 x 106 g mol-1 according to ASTM D4020). UHMWPE has been selected as the material of choice in high demanding applications, like bearing surfaces for total knee and hip replacement. However, it has been recognised that the lifetime of such joints, where the UHMWPE is used as a countersurface paired with metal or ceramics (alumina or zirconia), is not sufficient. In most of the cases when revision surgery is required, it is the UHMWPE part which fails due to excessive wear and wear debris generation in the neighbourhood of the joint. In an artificial hip prosthesis, where a metal (stainless steel or CoCr alloy) or ceramic ball articulates inside of anacetabular cup made of UHMW-PE, tens of thousand microscopic wear particles are produced during every step of walking. The accumulation of these particles in the neighbourhood of the joint may cause harmful biological tissue reactions which ultimately lead to bone loss (or osteolysis). Such debris-induced osteolysis causes pain and discomfort to the patient and, in most of the cases, requires revision surgery. In the knee joint, however, a convex metallic femoral component articulates against a nonconformal UHMWPE tibial plate. Because of the incongruent contact in the knee joint, much higher contact stresses are experienced by the UHMWPE tibial component which consequently leads not only to the generation of microscopic wear particles but also to macroscopic wear induced by delamination and pitting. The failure of the UHMW-PE part in a total joint replacement is still a subject of many extensive studies, which comprise detailed survey into structure, morphology and mechanical properties of the polymer at every stage of its production from original powder into stock material and final product. In general, wear resistance of the UHMW-PE component in artificial joints is considered to be determined by the original powder characteristics, the manufacturing and the method of sterilization. Following the chain-of-knowledge approach, the project aims to synthesise UHMWPE with controlled molar mass, molar mass distribution, chain branching and their length to achieve grain boundary free materials for knee-prosthesis and high number average molar mass for hip prosthesis.
(e) Linear and nonlinear viscoelastic response of metastable polymer melt
It is shown that by controlled synthesis using single-site catalytic system; it is possible to influence entangled state in the amorphous region of the semi-crystalline polymer. The polymer as synthesised can be compressed and processed in solid-state, below its melting point, resulting into high modulus high strength tapes having properties comparable to solution spun fibres. Beside the technological advantages, the synthesised polymer also provides a unique opportunity to follow entanglement process in the disentangled polyethylene, as the material passes from its metastable to thermodynamically stable melt state. Viscoelastic response of the metastable melt state in the linear and the nonlinear viscoelastic region is not investigated and will be the subject of study having implications in fundamental understanding and technological aspects.
Recent publications
Other publications
Selected publications
1. Pressure induced amorphization and disordering on cooling in a crystalline polymer.
S. Rastogi, M. Newman, A. Keller; Nature (London) 1991, 353, 55-57.
2. Morphological implications on interphase linking crystalline and amorphous regions in semi-crystalline polymers;
S. Rastogi, A.E. Terry; Advances in Polymer Science 2005, volume 180, 161-194.
3. Self-organization of oligopeptides obtained on dissolution of feather keratins in superheated water; Jie Yin, Sanjay Rastogi, Ann E. Terry, and Crisan Popescu; Biomacromolecules 2007, 8, 800-806
4. Heterogeneity in polymer melts
Sanjay Rastogi, Dirk Lippits, Gerrit Peters, Robert Graf, Yao Yefeng, Hans Spiess;
Nature Materials 2005, 4, 635-641.
5. A novel route to fatigue resistant fully sintered UHMW-PE for knee-prosthesis;
S Rastogi, L Kurelec, D Lippits, P Lemstra; Biomacromolecules 2005, 6(2) pp 942 – 947
6. Melting Kinetics in Polymers; Dirk Lippits, Sanjay Rastogi, Gunther Hoehne, Physical Review Letters 2006, 96, 218303-218307.
7. Crystallization and dissolution of flow induced precursors; Balzano, L., Kukalyekar, N., Rastogi, S., Peters, G.W.M. and Chadwick, J.C., Physical Review Letters, 100(4), 2008, 48302-4.
8. Unprecedented high-modulus high-strength tapes and films of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene via solvent-free route, Rastogi, S., Yao, Y., Ronca, S., Bos, J.,Van der Eeem, J., Macromolecules, 44, June 2011, pp 5558-5568.
A Selected List of publications in refereed journals only (* corresponding author)
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126*. Kangsheng Liu, Sara Ronca, Efren Andablo-Reyes, Giuseppe Forte, Sanjay Rastogi; Unique Rheological Response of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylenes in the Presence of Reduced Graphene Oxide; Macromolecules, Article ASAP; DOI: 10.1021/ma501729y
125*. A Hemi-metallocene Chromium Catalyst with Trimethylaluminum-Free Methylaluminoxane for the Synthesis of Disentangled Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene; Dario Romano, Sara Ronca, Sanjay Rastogi. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 11 DEC 2014; DOI: 10.1002/marc.201400514
124*. Wilsens, C.H.R.M., Noordover, B.A.J. & Rastogi, S. (2014). Aromatic thermotropic polyesters based on 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid and vanillic acid. Polymer, 55(10), 2432-2439.
123*. Wilsens, C.H.R.M., Verhoeven, J.M.G.A., Noordover, B.A.J., Hansen, M.R., Auhl, D. & Rastogi, S. (2014). Thermotropic polyesters from 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid and vanillic acid : synthesis, thermal properties, melt behavior, and mechanical performance. Macromolecules, 47(10), 3306-3316.
122*. Wilsens, C.H.R.M., Desmukh, Y.S., Noordover, B.A.J. & Rastogi, S. (2014). Influence of the 2,5-furandicarboxamide moiety on hydrogen bonding in aliphatic−aromatic poly(ester amide)s. Macromolecules, 2014, 47 (18), pp 6196–6206.
121*. Dario Romano, Niek Tops, Efren Andablo-Reyes, Sara Ronca, Sanjay Rastogi. Influence of Polymerization Conditions on Melting Kinetics of LowEntangled UHMWPE and Its Implications on Mechanical Properties; Macromolecules 2014; 47 (14), 4750-4760
120*. Y Yao, S. Jiang, S. Rastogi; 13C solid state NMR characterization of structure and orientation development in the narrow and broad molar mass disentangled UHWMPE; Macromolecules 2014; 47 (4), 1371-1382.
119. SK Dogan, EA Reyes, S Rastogi, G Ozkoc. Reactive compatibilization of PLA/TPU blends with a diisocyanate, , Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2014; 131 (10).
118*. EA Andablo‐Reyes, Ele de Boer, D Romano, S Rastogi; Stress-relaxation in disentangled UHMWPE; Journal or Rheology (2014), 1981
117*. D Romano, EA Andablo‐Reyes, S Ronca, S Rastogi. Effect of a cocatalyst modifier in the synthesis of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene having reduced number of entanglements Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2013; 51 (7), 1630-1635.
116*. YF Yao, S Rastogi, HJ Xue, Q Chen, R Graf, R Verhoef ; Segmental mobility in the non-crystalline regions of nascent polyethylene synthesized using two different catalytic systems with implications on solid state deformation;; Polymer 2013; 54 (1) 411-422.
115. S Kamble, A Pandey, S Rastogi, A Lele; Ascertaining universal features of yielding of soft materials; Rheologica Acta 2013; 52 (10-12), 859-865
114*. YS Deshmukh, R Graf, MR Hansen, S Rastogi; Dissolution and Crystallization of Polyamides in Superheated Water and Concentrated Ionic Solutions; Macromolecules 2013; 46 (17), 7086-7096
113*. N Patil, C Invigorito, M Gahleitner, S Rastogi; Influence of a particulate nucleating agent on the quiescent and flow-induced crystallization of isotactic polypropylene; Polymer 2013; 54 (21), 5883-5891
112*. Segmental mobility in the non-crystalline regions of nascent polyethylene synthesized using two different catalytic systems with implications on solid state deformation; YF Yao, S Rastogi, HJ Xue, Q Chen, R Graf, R Verhoef; Polymer 2013; 54 (1) 411-422.
111. Direct Route to Colloidal UHMWPE by Including LLDPE in Solution during Homogeneous Polymerization of Ethylene; S Ronca, G Forte, A Ailianou, JA Kornfield, S Rastogi; ACS Macro Letters 2012, 1, 1116-1120
110*. Tailoring molecular structure via nanoparticles for solvent-free processing of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene composites; S Ronca, G Forte, H Tjaden, Y Yao, S Rastogi
Polymer 2012, 53, 2897-2907
109. Local Conformation and Cocrystallization Phenomena in Renewable Diaminoisoidide-Based Polyamides Studied by FT-IR, Solid State NMR, and WAXD
L Jasinska-Walc, M Villani, D Dudenko, O van Asselen, E Klop, S Rastogi, MR ...
Macromolecules 2012 45 (6), 2796-2808
108. Pressure-induced structural change of intermediate-range order in poly (4-methyl-1-pentene) melt; A Chiba, N Funamori, K Nakayama, Y Ohishi, SM Bennington, S Rastogi, A ...
Physical Review E 2012 85 (2), 021807
107*. Processing of Polyamides in the Presence of Water via Hydrophobic Hydration and Ionic Interactions; JAW Harings, YS Deshmukh, MR Hansen, R Graf, S Rastogi
Macromolecules 2012; 45, 5789−5797
106. A study on the appearance of extended chain fibrils of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene at melt/solid interface; S Masirek, A Tracz, S Talebi, S Rastogi; Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2012; 125, 4209-4218.
105. Influence of amorphous component on melting of semicrystalline polymers; A Pandey, A Toda, S Rastogi; Macromolecules 2011; 44 (20), 8042-8055
104.* Rastogi, S., Yao, Y., Ronca, S., Bos, J. and van der Eeem, J., ''Unprecedented high-modulus high-strength tapes and films of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene via solvent-free route'', Macromolecules, 44, June 2011, pp 5558-5568.
103.* Xu, H., Lele, A and Rastogi, S., ''The influence of carbon-based nanofillers on the melt flow singularity of linear polyethylene'', Polymer, 52, 2011, pp 3163-3174.
102. Jasinska, L., Villani, M., Wu, J., van Es, D., Klop, E., Rastogi, S. and Koning, C.E., ''Novel, Fully Biobased Semicrystalline Polyamides'', Macromolecules, 44(9), 2011, pp 3458-3466.
101. Balzano, L., Rastogi, S. and Peters, G., ''Self-Nucleation of Polymers with Flow: The Case of Bimodal Polyethylene'', Macromolecules, 44(8), 2011, pp 2926-2933.
100*. Pandey, A., Champouret, Y. and Rastogi, S., ''Heterogeneity in the Distribution of Entanglement Density during Polymerization in Disentangled Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene'', Macromolecules, 44(12), 2011, pp 4952-4960.
99. Descour, C., Duchateau, R., Mosia, M.R., Gruter, G.-J. M., Severn, J.R. and Rastogi, S., ''Catalyst Behaviour for 1-pentene and 4-methyl-1-pentene Polymerisation for C2-, Cs- and C{1-symmetric zirconocenes'', Polym. Chem., 2, 2011, pp 2261-2272.
98.* Patil, N., Balzano, L., Portale, G. and Rastogi, S., ''Influence of Shear in the Crystallization of Polyethylene in the presence of SWCNTs'', Carbon, 48, 2010, pp 4116-4128.
97.* Patil, N., Balzano, L., Portale, G. and Rastogi, S., ''A Study on the Chain - Particle Interaction and Aspect Ratio of Nanoparticles on Structure Development of a Linear Polymer'', Macromolecules, 43, 2010, pp 6749-6759.
96*. Saeid Talebi, Rob Duchateau, Sanjay Rastogi, Joachim Kaschta, Gerrit W. M. Peters and Piet J. Lemstra.; Molar mass and molecular weight determination of UHMWPE synthesized using a living homogenous catalyst; Macromolecules 2010 43 (6), 2780-2788
95*. SG Vaidya, S Rastogi, Aránzazu Aguirre; Surfactant assisted processable organic nanocomposite dispersions of polyaniline–single wall carbon nanotubes; Synthetic Metals 2010, 160, pp 134-138
94*. Nilesh Patil, Luigi Balzano, Giuseppe Portale, Sanjay Rastogi; Influence of Nanoparticles on the Rheological Behaviour and Initial Stages of Crystal Growth in Linear Polyethylene; Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2009, 210 (24), 2174-2187
93*. Nileshkumar Kukalyekar, Luigi Balzano, Gerrit W. M. Peters, Sanjay Rastogi,* John C. Chadwick; Characteristics of Bimodal Polyethylene Prepared via Co-Immobilization of Chromium and Iron Catalysts on an MgCl2-Based Support ; Macromol. React. Eng. 2009, 3, 448–454.
92. Yefeng Yao, Robert Graf, Hans Wolfgang Spiess , Sanjay Rastogi ; Influence of Crystal Thickness and Topological Constraints on Chain Diffusion in Linear Polyethylene; Macromolecular Rapid Communications 30, 2009, pp 1123-1127
91*. Sanjay Rastogi, Yefeng Yao, Dirk R. Lippits, Günther W. H. Höhne, Robert Graf, Hans Wolfgang Spiess, Piet J. Lemstra; Segmental Mobility in the Non-crystalline Regions of Semicrystalline Polymers and its Implications on Melting; Macromolecular Rapid Communications 30 (9-10) 2009, pp 826-839
90. Luigi Balzano, Sanjay Rastogi and Gerrit W. M. Peters ; Crystallization and Precursors during Fast Short-Term Shear; Macromolecules, 2009, 42 (6), pp 2088–2092
89*. Esther Vinken, Ann E. Terry, Anne B. Spoelstra, Cor E. Koning and Sanjay Rastogi
Influence of Superheated Water on the Hydrogen Bonding and Crystallography of Piperazine-Based (Co)polyamides ; Langmuir, 2009, 25 (9), pp 5294–5303
88*. Jules A. W. Harings, Yefeng Yao, Robert Graf, Otto van Asselen, Rene Broos and Sanjay Rastogi; “Erasing Conformational Limitations in N,N′-1,4-Butanediyl-bis(6-hydroxy-hexanamide) Crystallization from the Superheated State of Water” ; Langmuir, 25(13), 2009, pp 7652-7666
87. Berk Hess, Jules A. W. Harings, Sanjay Rastogi and Nico F. A. van der Vegt
Interaction of Water with N,N′−1,2-Ethanediyl-bis(6-hydroxy-hexanamide) Crystals: A Simulation Study; J. Phys. Chem. B, 2009, 113 (3), pp 627–631
86*. Harings, J.A.W., van Asselen, O., Graf, R., Broos, R. and Rastogi, S., ''The Role of Superheated Water on Sielding and Mediating Hydrogen Bonding in N,N'-1,2-Ethanediyl-bis(6-Hydroxy-Hexanamide) Crystallization'', Cryst. Growth Des., 8(9), 2008, pp 3323-3334
85*. Harings, J.A.W., van Asselen, O., Graf, R., Broos, R. and Rastogi, S., ''The Role of Superheated Water on the Crystallization of N,N'-1,2-Ethanediyl-bis(6-hydroxy-hexanamide): Implications on Crystallography and Phase Transitions'', Cryst. Growth Des., 8(7), June 2008, pp 2469-2477
84*. Balzano, L., Portale, G., Peters, G.W.M. and Rastogi, S., ''Thermoreversible DMDBS Phase Separation in iPP: The Effects of Flow on the Morphology'', Macromolecules, 41(14), June 2008, pp 5350-5355.
83*. Vinken, E., Terry, A.E., van Asselen, O., Spoelstra, A.B., Graf, R. and Rastogi, S., ''Role of Superheated Water in the Dissolution and Perturbation of Hydrogen Bonding in the Crystalline Lattice of Polyamide 4,6'', Langmuir, 24, 2008, pp 6313-6326
82*. Balzano, L., Kukalyekar, N., Rastogi, S., Peters, G.W.M. and Chadwick, J.C., ''Crystallization and Dissolution of Flow Induced Precursors'', Phys. Rev. Lett., 100(4), 2008, 048302-4.
81. Yao, Y.-F., Graf, R., Spiess, H.W. and Rastogi, S., ''Restricted Segmental Mobility Can Facilitate Medium-Range Chain Diffusion: A NMR Stuy of Morphological Influence on Chain Dynamics of Polyethylene'', Macromolecules, 41, 2008, pp 2514-2519.
80*. Flow Induced Crystallization in iPP-DMDBS Blends: Implications on Morphology of Shear and Phase Separation; Balzano, L., Rastogi, S. and Peters, G.W.M., Macromolecules, 41, 2008, pp 399-408.
79*. Are MgC12-Immobilized Single-Center Catalysts for Polyethylene Really Single-Center? Confirmation and Refutation using Melt Rheometry, Kukalyekar, N., Huang, R., Rastogi, S. and Chadwick, J.C., Macromolecules, 40, 2007, 9443-9450.
78. Morphological Differences in Semi-Crystalline Polymers: Its Implications for Local Dynamics and Chain Diffusion; Yao, Y-F., Graf, R., Spiess, H.W., Lippits, D.R. and Rastogi, S., Physical Review E Rapid Communication, 76, 2007, 0606801-14.
77*. The Role of the Amorphous Phase in Melting of Linear UHMW-PE; Implications for Chain Dynamics, Rastogi, S., Lippits, D.R., Hohne, G.W.H., Mezari, B. and Magusin, P.C.M.M., J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 19, 2007, 205122 pp 1-21.
76*. The role of the interphase on the chain mobility and melting of the semi-crystalline polymers; a study on polyethylenes; S. Rastogi, DR Lippits, AE Terry, PJ Lemstra; Lect Notes Physics 714, 285-327 (2007), Springer Series
75*. Self-organization of Oligopeptides Obtained on Dissolution of Feather Keratins in Superheated Water; Jie Yin, Sanjay Rastogi, Ann E. Terry, and Crisan Popescu;
Biomacromolecules 2007, 8, pp 800-806
74*. Heterogeneous Distribution of Entanglements in the Polymer Melt and Its Influence on Crystallization; Dirk R. Lippits, Sanjay Rastogi, Günther W. H. Höhne, Brahim Mezari, and Pieter C. M. M. Magusin; Macromolecules 2007; 40(4) pp 1004 - 1010
73. The Influence of Hydrogen Bonding on the conformaational Changes, the Brill Transition, and Lamellae Thickening in (Co)polyamides, Vinken, E., Terry, A.E., Koning, C.E. and Rastogi, S., Macromolecules, 39, 2006, pp 2546-2552.
72*. Molecular Blending by Polymerization of Intercalated Solvent; (poly-benzyl-L-glutamate)/Benzylmethacrylate as a Model System; Corstjens, C.S.J. and Rastogi, S., Biomacromolecules, 7(5), 2006, pp 1542-1550.
71*. Melting Kinetics in Polymers; Lippits, D.R., Rastogi, S. and Hoehne, G.W.H., Physical Review Letters, 96, 2006, p 218303.
70*. Fragility in Polymer Melts: A Study on Poly-4-methyl Penetene-1; Rastogi, S., van Ruth, N., Terry, A.E. and Vega, J.F., Polymer, 47(15), 12th July 2006, pp 5555-5565.
69*. The formation of entanglements in an initially disentangled polymer melts; Lippits DR, Rastogi S, Talebi S, Bailly C., Macromolecules 2006, (39) 8882 – 8885.
68*. Low percolation threshold in single-walled carbon nanotube/high density polyethylene composites prepared by melt processing technique; QH Zhang, S. Rastogi, D. Chen, D. Lippits, P.J. Lemstra Carbon 2006, 44(4) 778-785
67*. Dispersion and rheological aspects of SWNTs in intractable polymers; QH Zhang, D. Lippits, S. Rastogi, Macromolecules 2006, 39(2), 658-666
66. The explanation of the increase in slope at the Tg in the plot of d-spacing versus temperature in polyacrylonitrile; Z, Bashir and S. Rastogi J. Macromol. Sci., Physics 2005, B44 (1), 55-78
65*. Heterogeneity in polymer melts from melting of polymer crystals; S Rastogi, D Lippits, G Peters, R Graf, Y Yefeng, H Spiess, Nature Materials 2005, 4, 635-641
64*. Morphological implications on interphase linking crystalline and amorphous regions in semi-crystalline polymers; S Rastogi, AE Terry; Adv in Polym Sci 2005, volume 180, 161-194
63*. A study of thermodynamically favorable crystals in branched polymers; a disentangled and crystallizable interphase; A Rastogi, AE Terry, VBF Mathot , S Rastogi Macromolecules 2005, 38, 4744-4754.
62*. A novel route to fatigue resistant fully sintered UHMW-PE for knee-prosthesis S Rastogi, L Kurelec, D Lippits, P Lemstra; Biomacromolecules; 2005; 6(2) pp 942 – 947
61*. Inverse melting in syndiotactic polystyrene; CSJ Corstjens, GWH Hoehne, S Rastogi; Macromolecules; 2005; 38(5) pp 1814 - 1821
60*. Immobilization and Activation of a Chromium Catalyst for Ethylene Polymerization using MgCl2/AlRn(OEt)3-n Supports; John R. Severn, Nilesh Kukalyekar, Sanjay Rastogi, John C. Chadwick; Macromolecule Rapid Communication 2005; 26(3),pp 150-154
59*. Cocrystallisation in Piperazine-Based Polyamide Copolymers: Small- and Wide-Angle X-Ray Diffraction Studies; S Hoffmann, AB Vanhaecht, J Devroede, W Bras, CE Koning, S Rastogi; Macromolecules; 2005; 38(5) pp 1797 - 1803
58*. Rheology and reptation of linear polymers; Ultrahigh molecular weight chain dynamics in the melt, Journal of Rheology 2004, 48(3) pp 663-768
57. The three-phase structure and mechanical properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate); R Rastogi, W P Vellinga, S Rastogi, C Schick, HEH Meijer, J. Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42, 11, 2004, 2092-2106
56*. Non-linear changes in specific volume; a route to resolve entropy crisis; N van Ruth and S Rastogi; Macromolecules 2004; 37(22), 8191 – 8194
55*. Dissolution of Hydrogen-Bonded Polymers in Water: A Study of Nylon-4,6; S Rastogi, AE Terry, E Vinken; Macromolecules 2004; 37(24) pp 8825 – 8828
54*. The Influence of Ziegler-Natta Catalyst Regioselectivity on Polypropylene Molecular Weight Distribution and Rheological and Crystallization Behavior; JC Chadwick, FPTJ van der Burgt, S Rastogi et al; Macromolecules 2004; 37(26) pp 9722 - 9727
53. Phase transitions in ultraoriented polyethylene fibers under moderate pressures: A synchrotron X-ray study; DM Rein, L Shavit, RL Khalfin, Y Cohen, A Terry, S Rastogi; J. Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 42, 1, 2004, 53-59
52 Stress Induced Crystallization in Elongational Flow; F.H.M. Swartjes, G.W.M. Peters, S. Rastogi, H.E.H. Meijer; Intern. Polymer Processing XVIII (2003), Hansers Publishers, Munich 1- 14.
51. Cocrystallization phenomena in piperazine-based copolyamides as examined by DSC, WAXS and solid-state NMR
Bert Vanhaecht, J. Devroede, S. Rastogi, C.E. Koning et al
J. Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry (2003), 41, 2082-2094
50*. Disentangled state in polymer melts; a route to ultimate physical and mechanical properties" Sanjay Rastogi, L. Kurelec, J. Cuijpers, D. Lippits, M. Wimmer, P.J. Lemstra; Macromol. Mater. Eng., 2003, 288, 964-970
49*. ‘Polymer Crystallization; observations concepts and interpretations’; S. Rastogi, Lecture Notes in Physics Springer 2003 ISBN 3-540-44343-8, pages 17-46
48. ‘Temperature-modulated differential scanning calorimetric measurements on pre-melting behaviour of nascent ultrahigh molar mass polyethylene’, G. W. H. Höhne, L. Kurelec, S. Rastogi, P. J. Lemstra, Thermochim Acta 396 (2003) 97-108
47*. ‘Chain Orientation and Defects in Lamellar Single Crystals of Syndiotactic Polypropylene Fractions’ , Wensheng Zhou, Xin Weng, Shi Jin, Sanjay Rastogi, Andrew J. Lovinger, Bernard Lotz, and Stephen Z. D. Cheng; Macromolecules; 2003; 36(25) pp 9485 – 9491
46*. Influence of thermal treatments on polmorphism in stereoirregular isotactic polypropylene; effect of stereo-defect distribution ; F.P.T.J. van der Burgt, S. Rastogi, J.C. Chadwick, B. Rieger; J. Macromol. Sci. 2002, Physics B41, 1091-1104.
45*. Time-resolved WAXD and SAXS investigations on butyl branched alkane at elevated pressure
A. Rastogi, S. Rastogi, J. Hobbs; Macromolecules 2002, 35, 5861-5868.
44*. A comparative study on gels and clathrates of syndiotactic polystyrene; solvent mobility in polymer-solvent compounds
C.S.J. van Hooy-Corstjens, P.C.M.M. Magusin, S. Rastogi, P.J. Lemstra ; Macromolecules 2002, 35, 6630-6637.
43*. Rubber modified glassy amorphous polymers prepared via chemically-induced phase separartion: 1. Morphology development and mechanical properties
B.J.P. Jansen, S. Rastogi, H.E.H. Meijer, P.J. Lemstra; Macromolecules 2001, 34, 3998 - 4006
42*. Rubber modified glassy amorphous polymers prepared via chemically-induced phase separartion: 2. The mode of microscopic deformation studied by in-situ small angle X-ray scattering during tensile deformation.
B.J.P. Jansen, S. Rastogi, H.E.H. Meijer, P.J. Lemstra; Macromolecules 2001, 34, 4007 - 4018
41*. Polymorphism in syndiotactic polypropylene; thermodynamic stable regions for Form I and Form II in pressure-temperature phase diagram.
S. Rastogi, D. La Camera, F. Vander Burgt, A. Terry, S.Z.D. Cheng; Macromolecules 2001, 34 (22), 7730 –7736
40*. Pressure crystallization under high pressure, S. Rastogi, L. Kurelec “The Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology” ISBN:0-08-0431526 pp. 7261-7267 ( 2001)
39. Processing flexible polymers to high performance fibers; P.J. Lemstra and S. Rastogi; “The Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology” ISBN:0-08-0431526 pp. 7877-7883 ( 2001)
38. Polymer structure development during flow; J.G.P. Goossens, S. Rastogi, H.E.H. Meijer, P.J. Lemstra; “The Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology” ISBN:0-08-0431526 pp. 7518-7522 ( 2001)
37*. Chain mobility in polymer systems: on the borderline between solid and melt. 3. Phase transformations in nascent ultra high molecular weight polyethylene reactor powder at elevated pressure as revealed by in-situ Raman spectroscopy
L. Kurelec, S. Rastogi, R.J. Meier, P.J. Lemstra; Macromolecules 2000, 33, 5593-5601
36*. High Pressure Differential Scanning Calorimetry of poly-4-methyl pentene-1
G.W.H. Hoehne, S. Rastogi, B. Wunderlich ; Polymer 2000, 41, 8869-8878.
35*. Polymorphism in polymers; its implications for polymer crystallisation
S. Rastogi and L. Kurelec; J. Materials Science 2000; 35(20): 5121-5138.
34. Investigation on chain mobility in solid state polymer systems
J. Loos, M. Tian, S. Rastogi, P.J. Lemstra ; J. Materials Science 2000; 35(20): 5147-5156.
33. Welding bhaviour of semi-crystalline polymers; 2. The effect of co-crystallisation on autoadhesion
Y.Q. Xue, T.A. Tervoort, S. Rastogi, P.J. Lemstra ; Macromolecules 2000, 33, 7084-7087.
32. Lamellar thickening growth of an extended chain single crystal of polyethylene (II): supercooling dependence of lamellar thickening growth rate and comparison with lamellar thickening
M. Hikosaka, K. Amano, S. Rastogi, P.J. Lemstra ; J. Materials Science 2000; 35(20): 5157-5168.
31. Ethylene-1octene copolymers at elevated pressure-temperature; 1.Order-disorder transition
S. van den Eyde, S. Rastogi, V.B.F. Mathot, H. Reynaers; Macromolecules 2000, 33, 9696-9704.
A News and Views section of Nature (vol 404) 9th March 2000 pages 134-135, “Too hot to melt” by A.L. Greer summarises the work performed by the applicant in paper Macromolecules 1999, 26, 8897-8909.
30*. Calorimetric evidence for inverse melting in a crystalline polymer; Inversion in Clausius-Clapeyron equation at the melting temperature and exothermic melting below the glass transition temperature.
S.Rastogi, G.W.H. Hoehne, A. Keller; Macromolecules 1999, 26, 8897-8909
29*. Rubber modified glassy amorphous polymers prepared via chemically-induced phase separartion: 3. The influence of strain rate on the microscopic deformation mechanism
B.J.P. Jansen, S. Rastogi, H.E.H. Meijer, P.J. Lemstra; Macromolecules 1999, 32(19), 6283-6289
28*. Rubber modified glassy amorphous polymers prepared via chemically-induced phase separartion: 4. Influence of interphase mixing on the mechanical properties
B.J.P. Jansen, S. Rastogi, H.E.H. Meijer, P.J. Lemstra; Macromolecules 1999, 32(19), 6290-6297
27*. A study on the phase behaviour of syndiotactic polystyrene/solvent systems; compound formation and solvent (dis)ordering.
J.G.P. Goossens, S. Rastogi, P.J. Lemstra ; Macromol. Symp. 1999, 138, 99-104
26*. A study on the ordering of intercalated solvents in poly benzyl-l-glutamate; in-situ X-ray scattering and Raman spectroscopy investigation
C.S.J. Corstjens, S. Rastogi, P.J. Lemstra ; Macromol. Symp. 1999, 138, 105-110
25*. Polymerisation of intercalated solvents in gels; an attempt to freeze in the solvents
C.S.J. Corstjens, S. Rastogi, P.J. Lemstra ; Macromol. Symp. 1999, 138, 111-116
24*. An in-situ SAXS/WAXS/Raman spectroscopy study on the phase behaviour of syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS)/solvent systems; Compound formation and solvent (dis)ordering
S. Rastogi, J.G.P. Goossens, P.J. Lemstra ; Macromolecules 1998, 31(9), 2983-2998
23*. Chain mobility in polymer systems; on the border line between solid and melt
2. Isothermal phase reversal and sintering of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene.
S. Rastogi, L. Kurelec, P.J. Lemstra; Macromolecules 1998, 31(15), 5022-5031
22. Processing of (In)tractable polymers using reactive solvents: Structure development in the model system poly(ethylene)/styrene
J.G.P. Goossens, S. Rastogi, H.E.H. Meijer, P.J. Lemstra; Polymer 1998, 39(25), 6577-6588
21*. Gelation aspects in syndiotactic polystyrene: in-situ SAXS and WAXS studies
T. Roels, S. Rastogi, J. De Rudder, H. Berghmans; Macromolecules 1997, 30, 7939-7944
20. Lamellar thickening growth of an extended chain single crystal of polyethylene. 1. Pointers to a new crystallization mechanism of polymers
M. Hikosaka, K. Amano, S. Rastogi, A. Keller; Macromolecules 1997, 30(7), 2067-2074
19*. Chain mobility in polymer systems; on the border line between solid and melt
1. Lamellar doubling during annealing of polyethylene
S. Rastogi, A.B. Spoelstra, J.G.P. Goossens, P.J. Lemstra; Macromolecules 1997, 30, 7880 - 7889
18. Polymer Crystallisation: Role of metastability and the confluence of thermodynamic and kinetic factors
A. Keller, S. Rastogi and M. Hikosaka; Macromol. Symp. 1997, 124, 67-81
17. Polymer Crystallisation: Role of metastability and the confluence of thermodynamic and kinetic factors; A Keller, S. Rastogi and M. Hikosaka; Macromol. Symp. 1997, 124, 67-81
16. The role of metastability in phase transformations; new pointers through polymer mesophases
A. Keller, M. Hikosaka, S. Rastogi; Phys. Scr. 1996, T66, 243-247
15. The size factor in phase transitions: its role in polymer crystal formation and wider implications.
A. Keller, M. Hikosaka, S. Rastogi, P.J. Barham, G. Goldbeck-Wood
Self-Order Form Polymer Materials, Edited by A. Keller, M. Warner, A.H. Windle
Chapman and Hall: London, U.K. 1995
14. Lamellar thickness determination of polymer single crystal from melt.
M. Hikosaka, H. Okada, A. Toda, S. Rastogi, A. Keller; J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Transactions 1995, 91(16), 2573-2579.
13. An approach to the formation and growth of new phases with application to polymer crystallization : effect of finite size, metastability, and Ostwald's Rule of Stages
A. Keller, M. Hikosaka, S. Rastogi, A.Toda, P.J. Barham. G. Goldbeck-Wood
J. Materials Science 1994, 29, 2579-2604.
12. A unifying scheme for polymer crystallization based on recent experiments with wider implications for phase transformations.
A. Keller, M. Hikosaka, S. Rastogi, A. Toda, P.J. Barham; Crystallization in polymers, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1994, 1-15
11. The size factors in phase transitions: its role in polymer crystal formation and wider implications.
A. Keller, M. Hikosaka, S. Rastogi, A. Toda, P.J. Barham; Philosophical Transactions Royal Society London A 1994, 348, 3-17
10. Unusual pressure induced phase behaviour as observed on a crystalline polymer poly-4-methyl pentene-1
S. Rastogi, M. Newman, A. Keller ; J. Polymer Science -Physics Edn. 1993, 31, 125-139.
9. Stress induced stabilization of hexagonal phase in gel spun fibre of polyethylene
S. Rastogi and J.A. Odell; Polymer Communication 1993, 34, 1523-27.
8. Hexagonal columnar phase in 1,4-trans-polybutadiene: Morphology, chain extension, and isothermal phase reversal.
S. Rastogi and G. Ungar ; Macromolecules 1992, 25, 1445-1452.
7. Investigations on the crystallization of polyethylene under high pressure: Role of mobile phases, lamellar thickening growth, phase transformations and morphology.
M. Hikosaka, S. Rastogi, A. Keller, H. Kawabata.; J. Macromol. Sci-Phys. 1992, B31(1), 87-131.
6. Equilibrium triple point pressure and pressure-temperature phase diagram of
polyethylene
M. Hikosaka, K. Tsujima, S. Rastogi, A. Keller.; Polymer 1992, 33, 2502-2507.
5. The role of transient hexagonal phase in crystallization of polymers.
S. Rastogi, M. Hikosaka, H. Kawabata, A. Keller
Progress in Colloids and Polymer Science 1992, 87, 42-45.
4. Thermodynamic anomalies in the pressure temperature phase diagram of poly-4-methyl pentene-1
S. Rastogi, M. Newman, A. Keller; Progress in Colloids and Polymer Science 1992, 87, 39-41.
3. Pressure induced amorphization and disordering on cooling in a crystalline polymer.
S. Rastogi, M. Newman, A. Keller; Nature (London) 1991, 353, 55-57.
2. The role of mobile phases in crystallization of polyethylene: 1. Metastability
and lateral growth rate
S.Rastogi, M. Hikosaka, H.Kawabata, A. Keller ; Macromolecules 1991, 24, 6384-6391.
1. New trends in the polymer crystallization studies. PartII- The role of transient
mesophase in polymer crystallization.
S. Rastogi, M. Hikosaka, H. Kawabata, A. Keller; Die Makromolekulare Chemie, Macromolecular Symp. 1991, 48, 103-114.
Patents
1. “Process for the manufacturing for the shaped part of Ultra High Molecular Weight and a fibre made with this process”. US2005121825 (A1) — 2005-06-09 Inventors: S. Rastogi and L. Kurelec
2. “Process to sinter ultra high molecular weight polyethylene; a novel route to high fatigue resistance material”. US2005035481 (A1) — 2005-02-17; Inventors: S. Rastogi and L. Kurelec
3. Method for processing polyethylene having a molecular weight of at least 400,000 by heating at an elevated pressure” , US6433120 (B1) — 2002-08-13; Inventors S. Rastogi, P.J. Lemstra & P. Koets.
4. "Process for the preparation of a shaped part of an ultra high molecular weight polyethylene"; application number: US2006142521 (A1) — 2006-06-29 Inventors S. Rastogi, K. Garkhail, R. Duchateau, G. Gruter, D. Lippits
5. “Method for the preparation of amino-acids containing solution and use of such a solution”; application number WO 2004/107874 (2004); Inventors S. Rastogi & A. Terry
6. “System for sealing a space in wellbore”; WO2005012686 (A1); 2005-02-10 International patent application filed by Shell International B.V.; Inventors MGR Bosma, EK Cornelissen, J. Cuijpers, F. Picchioni, S. Rastogi
7. Polyamides with reduced crystallinity; filed by the Dutch Polymer Institute; European patent application number 08152691.5-2115 dtd 2008; Harings, J.W., Vinken, E., Deshmukh, Y., Rastogi, S.
8. Polyethylene film with high tensile strength and high tensile energy to break; application owned by Teijin Aramid; WO2009007045 (A1); 2009-01-14; De Weijer AP; Peters M; Van De Hee H; Rastogi S; Wang B.
9. Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene comprising refractory particles; application by Teijin Aramid; European patent application number WO 2010/079173 A1 dtd 20th July 2010; inventors S. Rastogi and S. Ronca
10. Particulate catalyst in Polyethylene manufacture; application by Teijin Aramid; European patent application number CQN2811 EP dtd 4th June 2009; inventors S. Ronca and S. Rastogi
11. Polyethylene film and method for the manufacture thereof; application by Teijin Aramid; European patent application number WO 2010/079174 A2. dtd July 2010; inventors J. van der Eem, J. Bos, AP de Weijer, S. Rastogi, G. Elderman
12. Van Der Eem, Joris, de Weijer, Anton Peter and Rastogi, Sanjay, Molar Mass and Molecular Weight Determination of UHMWPE Synthesized Using A Living Homogenous Catalyst, Teijin Aramid B.V., Netherlands, July 2010, Heimann, Anette, Patent WO 2010/079172 A1.
13. Rastogi, S., Ronca, S. and Forte, G., Process for Manufacturing Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Catalyst, Teijin Aramid B.V, Arnheim, The Netherlands, 9th December 2010, Heimann, Annette; c/o CPW GmBH, Wuppertal, Germany, WO 2010/139720 A1.
14. Pandey A., Rastogi S., Peters G.W.M., Singh R.; Process for the melt extrusion of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene . European Patent Application nr EP11007167.7. dtd September 2011 filed by the Dutch Polymer Institute
15. Vaidya S. and Rastogi S.; Process for the preparation of a conductive polymer composition WO2011069636 (A1) publication date 2011-06-16 ; filed by the Dutch Polymer Institute
16.Polyethylene film and method for the manufacture thereof; E Van, D Joris, J Bos, AP De Weijer, S Rastogi, G Elderman; EP Patent 2,385,963; 2011
17. Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene comprising refractory particles; S Rastogi, S Ronca; EP Patent 2,385,964 ; 2011
WO Patent 2,012,054,541; 2012
19. BALLISTIC-RESISTANT ARTICLES
SJ Bovenschen, EJ Van Der, S Rastogi, JAW Harings, AA Schaap
US Patent 20,120,255,430; 2012
20. HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE
S RASTOGI, S RONCA, G FORTE, HJ TJADEN; WO Patent ,012,072,780
21to26
27. Nucleating agents for polypropylene and polypropylene co-polymers; WO201356565; 2013
28. Oxalamide based nucleating agents for bio-polymers and method for crystallization of bio-polymers; WO2013120793; 2013
29. Liquid Crystalline furandicarboxylic acid-based aromatic polyesters; WO2013092667; 2013
30. Nucleating agents for polyesters and polyolefins; patent application filed in August 2013
31. Thermotropic polymers based on 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid; Filed in November 2013
32. (2-oxazolinyl)-furan based polyamides; filed in November 2014
Book Chapters:
1. " The size factor in phase transitions", published in book entitled,"Self Order & Form in Polymeric Materials", A. Keller and S. Rastogi, pp 1 – 20, edited by Keller, Warner & Windle, publisher Chapman & Hall, March1995.
2. "The re-entry of disordered phases in a crystalline polymers" ; S. Rastogi; NATO ASI series on," Crystallization in Polymers", ISBN 0-7923-2350-5 pp 135-140 Kluwer Academic 1993.
3. "Lamellar thickening growth of an isolated extended chain single crystal of polyethylene", M. Hikosaka, K. Amano, S. Rastogi, A. Keller; NATO ASI series on, "Crystallization in Polymers", ISBN 0-7923-2350-5 pp 135-140 Kluwer Academic 1993.
4. Basic aspects of solution (gel) spinning and ultra-drawing of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene; appeared in the book entitled , ‘Structure Formation in Polymeric Fibres’ edited by Dr. David R. Salem in September/October 2000; ISBN 3-446-18203-9.
5. Pressure crystallization under high pressure, S. Rastogi, L. Kurelec “The Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology” ISBN:0-08-0431526 pp. 7261-7267 ( 2001)
6. Processing flexible polymers to high performance fibers; P.J. Lemstra and S. Rastogi; “The Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology” ISBN:0-08-0431526 pp. 7877-7883 ( 2001)
7. Polymer structure development during flow; J.G.P. Goossens, S. Rastogi, H.E.H. Meijer, P.J. Lemstra; “The Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology” ISBN:0-08-0431526 pp. 7518-7522 ( 2001)
8. ‘Polymer Crystallization; observations concepts and interpretations’; S. Rastogi, Lecture Notes in Physics Springer 2003 ISBN 3-540-44343-8, pp 17-46
edited by Jans Sommer
9. A Facile Route to Organic Nanocomposites Dispersions of Polyaniline - Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes, Smithers Rapra Publication, 2009, Chapter 7, ISBN 978-1-84735-422-8. Vaidya, S.G. and Rastogi, S.
PhD theses supervised:
23. Karel Wilsens; “Exploring the application of 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid as a monomer in high performance polymers; synthesis, characterization and properties” Technische Universiteit Eindhoven; ISBN 978-90-386-3758-7 (2015)
22. Dario Romano; “Scouting catalyst/co-catalyst combination for the synthesis of disentangled UHMWPE” Loughborough University, England, UK (2014)
21. Maurizio Villani; “Aliphatic hydrogen bonded oligomers and polymers from natural resources” Technische Universiteit Eindhoven; ISBN 978-90-386-3182-0 (2012)
20. Yogesh S. Deshmukh; “Influencing hydrogen bonding efficiency with structural modifications” Technische Universiteit Eindhoven; ISBN 978-90-386-3228-5 (2012)
19. Carmine Invigorito; “The role of nucleating agents on flow induced crystallisation of polymers” Loughborough University (UK) Oct 2012
18. Anurag Vedprakash Pandey; Nonlinear viscoelastic response of a thermodynamic metastable polymer melt”, Loughborough University, Nov 2011
17. Han XU, “Melt flow singularity in polyethylene” Loughborough University, June 2010
16. Nilesh Patil, “Flow induced crystallization of polyethylene in presence of nanoparticles” Loughborough University, Oct 2009
15. Sainath Vaidya, “Facile methods for enhancement of conductivity in polyaniline” Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Dec 2009
14. Jules A.W. Harings, “Shielding and mediating of hydrogen bonding in amide-based (macro)molecules” ; 02-04-2009 ISBN 978-90-386-1622-3 Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, NL
13. Saeid Talebi, “Disentangled polyethylene with sharp molar mass distribution : implications for sintering”; 03-12-2008 ISBN 978-90-386-1477-9 Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, 2008
12. Esther Vinken, “Polyamides: hydrogen bonding, the Brill transition temperature and superheated water”, 17th September 2008, ISBN 978-90-386-1359-8, Eindhoven University of Technology, NL
11. Luigi Balzano, “Flow induced crystallization of polyolefins”, 16th Jan 2008; ISBN 978-90-386-1199-0 Eindhoven University of Technology, NL
10. Nilesh Kukalyekar, “Bimodal polyethylenes from one pot synthesis”, Dec 2007; Eindhoven University of Technology, NL
9. Dirk Lippits, “Controlling the melting kinetics of polymers; a route to a new melt state”, 6th March 2007; ISBN 978-90-386-0895-2 Eindhoven University of Technology, NL
8. Kirti Garkhail, “Easily Processable Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene With Narrow Molecular Weight Distribution”, 2005; ISBN 90-386-2836-6 (Jan), Eindhoven University of Technology, NL
7. Rachel Mosia, “ Homo- and Copolymers of 4-Methyl-1-Pentene: the use of metallocene catalysis for the synthesis of polymers that expand upon cooling from the melt” 2004; ISBN 90-386-2766-1, Eindhoven University of Technology, NL
6. Ankur Rastogi, “Molecular organization in homogeneous polyethylene copolymers at elevated pressure-temperature; 2002; ISBN 90-386-2714-9, Eindhoven University of Technology, NL
5. F.P.T.J van der Burgt, “ Crystallization of isotactic polypropylene; The influence of stereo-defects”, 2002; ISBN 90-386-2714-9, 1-113, Eindhoven University of Technology, NL
4. C.S.J. Corstjens, “Polymer solvent compounds; a route to make novel polymer structures”. 2002, ISBN 90-386-2663-0, Eindhoven University of Technology, NL
3. Lada Corbeij-Kurelec, “Chain mobility in polymer systems; on the borderline between solid and melt”, 2001; ISBN 90-386-3032-8, Eindhoven University of Technology, NL
2. B.J.P. Jansen, “Toughening of Glassy Amorphous Polymers via Chemically Induced Phase Separation”, 1998 ; ISBN 90-386-0588-9, Eindhoven University of Technology, NL
1. J.G.P. Goossens, “Processing of Tractable Polymers Using Reactive Solvents”, 1998, ISBN 90-386-0640-0, Eindhoven University of Technology, NL