Innovations in Polymer Composites for Sustainability and Multifunctionality

Dear Colleagues,

Polymer composites convey substantial advantages to a variety of applications due to their significant weight-saving benefits and ability to be tailored to achieve structural and multifunctional performance. These materials are increasingly employed in the aerospace, automotive, biomedical, marine, and many other industries. Two of the current challenges in polymer composites are sustainability and multifunctionality.

This Special Issue aims to present recent advances in polymer composites for sustainability and multifunctionality. The scope of this Special Issue includes the following:

• Recyclability of polymer composites;
• Using recycled components for polymer composites;
• Decarbonization in the manufacturing process of polymer composites;
• Innovations in the structure and properties of polymer composites towards multifunctionality (e.g., structural, heat dissipation, thermal protection, biomedical applications).

We welcome research contributions related to the above topics, including experimental studies, analysis, simulations, and reviews.

Dr. Yeqing Wang
Guest Editor

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• polymer composites
• recyclability
• biodegradable
• decarbonization
• multifunctionality