Meet the editor

Martin A. Masuelli is an invited adjunct professor at the Instituto de Física Aplicada, National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), National University of San Luis (UNSL), Argentina, and an associate professor at UNSL, where he obtained his master's degree and Ph.D. in Membrane Technology. He is also the director of the Physics Chemistry Service Laboratory, UNSL. Dr. Masuelli is an expert in polysaccharides

and physics chemistry of macromolecules. He has authored or co-authored more than thirty-two peer-reviewed international publications, eight book chapters, and seventy communications in international congresses. He has also edited seven books. He is a member of the Sociedad Argentina de Ciencia y Tecnología Ambiental, Asociación Argentina de Fisicoquímica y Química Inorgánica, and Asociación Argentina de Tecnólogos de Alimentos. He is the editor in chief and founder of the *Journal of Polymer and Biopolymers Physics Chemistry* and an editorial board member for numerous other journals. Dr. Masuelli's research interests include hydropolymers and biopolymers (separative processes, purification processes, and characterization), physiochemistry of macromolecules, membrane technology and design (NF-UF-MF), and separative processes.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

*by Svetlana Risteska*

Fluorographene Fillers

*by Junhua Wei*

**Section 3**

**Preface XI**

Polymers, Composites and Thermoplastics **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 19**

Carbon Fiber Reinforced **39**

**Chapter 3 41**

**Chapter 4 57**

Natural Fiber Reinforced **71**

**Chapter 5 73**

**Chapter 6 95**

Self-Healing Polymers and Composite Materials

Design, Simulation, and Analysis of the Extrusion Process of a PVC Thermoplastic Profile to Optimize the Design

Unidirectional Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Tape

Mechanically Improved and Multifunctional CFRP Enabled by Resins with High Concentrations Epoxy-Functionalized

*by Nicholas Lambrache, Ora Renagi, Lidia Olaru and Brian N'Drelan*

*by Archana Nigrawal, Arun Kumar Sharma and Fozia Zia Haque*

*by Allana Azevedo do Nascimento*

of the Die and the Machine Parameters *by Carlos José Salvador Tomassini*

in Automated Tape Placement Process

Composite Materials with Natural Fibers

Sisal Fibre Based Polymeric Composites
