Novel Nanoparticles and Their Enhanced Polymer Composites: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2024 | Viewed by 686
Special Issue Editors
Interests: functional nanocomposites; energy storage; functional resin; fiber reinforcement; 3D printing
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Interests: design and synthesis of functional polymers; research and development of high-performance fibers
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The addition of functional fillers into a polymer matrix has been extensively explored and used in many applications, such as electronics, medicine, aerospace, energy storage, and sensors. With the fast development of science and technology, novel particles and their composites with multiple functions have been invented to meet new requirements. Moreover, new manufacturing methods to prepare the particles and composites are also emerging. One challenge is to prepare high-performance or functional polymer composites with low filler content in an easy scale-up approach. Another challenge is to efficiently and subtly endow the function into the composite through rational design of the particles or the particle distribution in the polymer matrix.
This Special Issue highlights the advances and cutting-edge technologies of particles and particle-reinforced functional polymer composites. Original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Synthesis and characterization of novel particles, such as cellulose, graphene, carbon black, MXene, etc.;
- Novel manufacturing technology of particle-reinforced polymer composites;
- Rational design of the distribution of particles in the polymer matrix;
- Properties of composites enhanced by particles;
- Transparent conductive particle/polymer composites;
- Multifunctional polymer composites.
Dr. Yuwei Chen
Dr. Yumin Xia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cellulose
- graphene
- carbon black
- particle-reinforced polymer
- polymer matrix
- conductive particle/polymer composites
- multifunctional polymer composites
- properties of composites enhanced
