Surface Engineering Technology in Elastomer Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Materials Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2019) | Viewed by 254
Special Issue Editor
Interests: engineering and technology of elastomers; polymer materials; composites and nanocomposites; modification of polymers; exploitation of polymer materials; fire protection of polymers; surface engineering; tribology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Application-oriented elastomer materials very often require either time-consuming and costly chemical synthesis of new polymers or modification of existing, available elastomers. This can be realized either by bulk or surface treatment of the materials, and in chemical or physical way. What is more, the modifications accompany the preparation, exploitation, and finally utilization of elastomeric materials in order to valorize wastes.
This Special Issue will focus on the various aspects of surface engineering technology applied either to the surface of fillers—the main components of elastomer composites—or directly to the surface of elastomer composites. Major subtopics include: Surface treatment of fillers, surface treatment of elastomer materials, surface modification accompanying the processing of elastomers, surface modification accompanying the exploitation of elastomers (e.g., aging, weathering, friction), and surface valorization of used materials. Research papers devoted to the characterization and analysis of the surface layer of elastomer materials are also welcome.
Thus, this Special Issue will assess how certain surface modifications can influence treatment outcomes related to the morphology and structure of elastomer materials, and in particular, but not only limited to, their surface layer, and performance in engineering application (strength, friction and wear, aging or chemical resistance, wettability, and adhesion).
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Prof. Dr. Dariusz M. Bieliński
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- elastomer materials
- surface layer
- fillers
- modification
- surface characterization
- aging
- chemical resistance
- friction
- fire protection
- surface energy
- adhesion
- surface valorization
