Advanced Polymer Composite: Preparation, Properties and Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2024 | Viewed by 1093
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymer science; nanomaterials; compositions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer composites typically consist of a continuous polymer matrix and one or more types of constituent component. The combination of these materials both addresses the limitations of each component and enhances the overall mechanical, electrical, and/or optical properties of products through synergistic interactions.
Although polymer composites have been extensively studied, modern applications pose additional challenges. These include the need to develop easier preparation techniques to fulfill cost efficiency, greener process to promote sustainability, higher strength-to-weight ratio, customizable conductivity or dielectric properties, tunable environmental durability and degradability, novel functions in biomedicines, energy storage, optical polarization, photocatalysis, sensing, etc. Hence, progress in research is expected to contribute to the advancement of polymer composites.
This Special Issue is dedicated to publishing original and high-quality research papers and reviews on advanced polymer composites. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the design and green synthesis of new composites, novel characterizations of synergistic interactions, insightful interpretations of the structure–property relationship, and leading-edge applications of advanced polymer composites. We welcome submissions from researchers working on any aspect of advanced polymer composites, and we hope that this Special Issue will provide a platform for sharing and disseminating the latest advances in this field.
Dr. Dong Guo
Dr. Sheng Zhao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymer matrix
- composite processing
- synergistic interaction
- material selection
- reinforced polymer
- applications of polymer composites