Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
6.6
5.0
Journals
Polymers
Special Issues
Polymer Nanocomposites and Their Applications in Device and Construction II
share announcement

Polymer Nanocomposites and Their Applications in Device and Construction II

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (21 April 2024) | Viewed by 5026

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Vladimir Kolesov

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Interests: radio physics and physical electronics; precision measurements; measurement of weak signals; application of microwave technology in biology and medicine; nanoelectronics; nanotechnology; molecular and bioelectronics; microenergetics; sensors; smartmaterials; metamaterials; nonlinear dynamic chaos; information technologies
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Dr. Hanxun Qiu

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Interests: structural design and control of advanced nanocarbon materials and their composites; development of low-dimension functional composite materials; energy storage, catalyst, heat management, and sensor applications
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In the field of nanotechnology, one of the most popular areas for current research and development is polymer nanocomposites, and the investigation field covers a broad range of topics. By definition, polymer nanocomposites are polymers that are reinforced with nanomaterials as nanofillers. Therefore, different polymer nanocomposites can be designed and prepared via the use of reinforcements with different properties, enabling polymer nanocomposites to be used in a variety of applications.

This Special Issue, titled “Polymer Nanocomposites and Their Applications in Device and Construction”, aims to present original works highlighting the latest results in the development of polymer nanocomposites. This Special Issue will not only focus on the synthesis methods, characterization, and properties of polymer nanocomposites, but also on their potential for a variety of applications, such as in devices and construction. We welcome researchers from all related fields to present their latest and outstanding research results in this Special Issue.

Dr. Vladimir Kolesov
Dr. Hanxun Qiu
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • polymer composite materials
  • preset (programmable) properties
  • controlled properties
  • sensors
  • polymer (flexible) electronics
  • self-restoring polymer coatings
  • polymer films
  • biofuel cells
  • biomimetic materials
  • metamaterials

Published Papers (5 papers)

Download All Papers
Order results
Result details
Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

Jump to: Review

9 pages, 2997 KiB  
Article
Bilayer C60 Polymer/h-BN Heterostructures: A DFT Study of Electronic and Optic Properties
by Leonid A. Chernozatonskii and Aleksey I. Kochaev
Polymers 2024, 16(11), 1580; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16111580 (registering DOI) - 3 Jun 2024
Abstract
Interest in fullerene-based polymer structures has renewed due to the development of synthesis technologies using thin C60 polymers. Fullerene networks are good semiconductors. In this paper, heterostructure complexes composed of C60 polymer networks on atomically thin dielectric substrates are modeled. Small [...] Read more.
Interest in fullerene-based polymer structures has renewed due to the development of synthesis technologies using thin C60 polymers. Fullerene networks are good semiconductors. In this paper, heterostructure complexes composed of C60 polymer networks on atomically thin dielectric substrates are modeled. Small tensile and compressive deformations make it possible to ensure appropriate placement of monolayer boron nitride with fullerene networks. The choice of a piezoelectric boron nitride substrate was dictated by interest in their applicability in mechanoelectric, photoelectronic, and electro-optical devices with the ability to control their properties. The results we obtained show that C60 polymer/h-BN heterostructures are stable compounds. The van der Waals interaction that arises between them affects their electronic and optical properties. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymer Nanocomposites and Their Applications in Device and Construction II)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

20 pages, 4364 KiB  
Article
The Use of Polysaccharide Matrices as a Basis for the Formation of Tellurium Nanoparticles with Different Morphologies
by Marina Zvereva
Polymers 2024, 16(11), 1482; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16111482 - 23 May 2024
Viewed by 292
Abstract
The widening of possible areas of practical uses for zero-valent tellurium nanoparticles (Te0NPs) from biomedicine to optoelectronic and thermoelectric applications determines the actuality of the development of simple and affordable methods for their preparation. Among the existing variety of approaches to [...] Read more.
The widening of possible areas of practical uses for zero-valent tellurium nanoparticles (Te0NPs) from biomedicine to optoelectronic and thermoelectric applications determines the actuality of the development of simple and affordable methods for their preparation. Among the existing variety of approaches to the synthesis of Te0NPs, special attention should be paid to chemical methods, and especially to “green” approaches, which are based on the use of precursors of tellurium in their powder bulk form and natural galactose-containing polysaccharides—arabinogalactan (Ar-Gal), galactomannan—(GM-dP) and κ-carrageenan (κ-CG) acting as ligands stabilizing the surface of the Te0NPs. The use of basic-reduction system “N2H4 H2O-NaOH” for preliminary activation of bulk-Te and Ar-Gal, GM-dP and κ-CG allowed us to obtain in aqueous medium a number of stable nanocomposites consisting of Te0NPs stabilized by the polysaccharides’ macromolecules. By varying the precursor ratio, different morphologies of nanoparticles were obtained, ranging from spheres at a polysaccharide/Te ratio of 100:1 to rice-like at a 10:1 ratio. The type (branched, combed, or linear sulfated) of polysaccharide and its molecular weight value determined the size of the nanoparticles. Thus, the galactose-containing polysaccharides that were selected for this study may be promising renewable materials for the production of water-soluble Te0NPs with different morphology on this basis. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymer Nanocomposites and Their Applications in Device and Construction II)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

13 pages, 5670 KiB  
Article
Studies of Fractal Microstructure in Nanocarbon Polymer Composites
by Igor Artyukov, Stefano Bellucci, Vladimir Kolesov, Vadim Levin, Egor Morokov, Maxim Polikarpov and Yulia Petronyuk
Polymers 2024, 16(10), 1354; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16101354 - 10 May 2024
Viewed by 499
Abstract
The in situ study of fractal microstructure in nanocarbon polymers is an actual task for their application and for the improvement in their functional properties. This article presents a visualization of the bulk structural features of the composites using pulsed acoustic microscopy and [...] Read more.
The in situ study of fractal microstructure in nanocarbon polymers is an actual task for their application and for the improvement in their functional properties. This article presents a visualization of the bulk structural features of the composites using pulsed acoustic microscopy and synchrotron X-ray microtomography. This article presents details of fractal structure formation using carbon particles of different sizes and shapes—exfoliated graphite, carbon platelets and nanotubes. Individual structural elements of the composite, i.e., conglomerations of the particles in the air capsule as well as their distribution in the composite volume, were observed at the micro- and nanoscale. We have considered the influence of particle architecture on the fractal formation and elastic properties of the composite. Acoustic and X-ray imaging results were compared to validate the carbon agglomeration. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymer Nanocomposites and Their Applications in Device and Construction II)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

21 pages, 4886 KiB  
Article
Virtual Free-Radical Polymerization of Vinyl Monomers in View of Digital Twins
by Elena F. Sheka
Polymers 2023, 15(14), 2999; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15142999 - 10 Jul 2023
Cited by 1 | Viewed by 1165
Abstract
The first case of virtual polymerization based on the concept of digital twins (DTs) is presented. The free-radical polymerization of vinyl monomers is considered to be a chain reaction consisting of a set of elementary ones. Those three types, related to the polymerization [...] Read more.
The first case of virtual polymerization based on the concept of digital twins (DTs) is presented. The free-radical polymerization of vinyl monomers is considered to be a chain reaction consisting of a set of elementary ones. Those three types, related to the polymerization initiation and propagation as well as to the termination of polymer chain growth, are discussed. Special sets of DTs, whose total number approaches 60, distinguish each reaction type. The calculations are carried out using a semi-empirical version of the unrestricted Hartree–Fock approximation. The main energy and spin-density parameters of the ground state of the DTs are determined. The barrier profiles of two pairs of DTs are calculated, based on which two Evans–Polanyi–Semenov relations, attributed to elementary reactions of type (1) and (2), are constructed. These provide a quite reliable evaluation of the activation energy for the initiation and propagation of the free-radical polymerization of vinyl monomers in all the cases. The decisive role of spins in the formation of the elementary reaction transition states is established. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymer Nanocomposites and Their Applications in Device and Construction II)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

Review

Jump to: Research

29 pages, 6284 KiB  
Review
Recent Advances in Flexible Piezoresistive Arrays: Materials, Design, and Applications
by Shuoyan Xu, Zigan Xu, Ding Li, Tianrui Cui, Xin Li, Yi Yang, Houfang Liu and Tianling Ren
Polymers 2023, 15(12), 2699; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15122699 - 16 Jun 2023
Cited by 13 | Viewed by 2599
Abstract
Spatial distribution perception has become an important trend for flexible pressure sensors, which endows wearable health devices, bionic robots, and human–machine interactive interfaces (HMI) with more precise tactile perception capabilities. Flexible pressure sensor arrays can monitor and extract abundant health information to assist [...] Read more.
Spatial distribution perception has become an important trend for flexible pressure sensors, which endows wearable health devices, bionic robots, and human–machine interactive interfaces (HMI) with more precise tactile perception capabilities. Flexible pressure sensor arrays can monitor and extract abundant health information to assist in medical detection and diagnosis. Bionic robots and HMI with higher tactile perception abilities will maximize the freedom of human hands. Flexible arrays based on piezoresistive mechanisms have been extensively researched due to the high performance of pressure-sensing properties and simple readout principles. This review summarizes multiple considerations in the design of flexible piezoresistive arrays and recent advances in their development. First, frequently used piezoresistive materials and microstructures are introduced in which various strategies to improve sensor performance are presented. Second, pressure sensor arrays with spatial distribution perception capability are discussed emphatically. Crosstalk is a particular concern for sensor arrays, where mechanical and electrical sources of crosstalk issues and the corresponding solutions are highlighted. Third, several processing methods are also introduced, classified as printing, field-assisted and laser-assisted fabrication. Next, the representative application works of flexible piezoresistive arrays are provided, including human-interactive systems, healthcare devices, and some other scenarios. Finally, outlooks on the development of piezoresistive arrays are given. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymer Nanocomposites and Their Applications in Device and Construction II)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:
 
Displaying articles 1-5
Back to TopTop