Fiber and Polymer Composites: Processing, Simulation, Properties and Applications, 3rd Edition
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Fibers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 2117
Special Issue Editor
Interests: synthetic/natural nanofillers; synthetic/natural polymer (nano)composites; bio-based thermoplastics; melt processing; polymer masterbatches; automotive/packaging/biomedicine applications
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Dear Colleagues,
Polymer composites reinforced with fibers are a promising alternative to metal parts and the solution for light construction materials. Due to their exceptional properties (flexibility, functionality and formability in complicated design parts), fiber-reinforced polymer composites have found applications in many industrial fields (construction, automobile, aerospace), biomedicine, marine and others. The performance of the polymeric composite material mainly depends on the nature of the components, the degree of interaction between the components and the processing technology.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to highlight the latest original results in the development of composite materials based on synthetic and/or natural polymers and synthetic and/or natural fibers, with improved properties imposed by various applications.
Dr. Zina Vuluga
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- synthetic and/or natural fibers
- synthetic and/or natural polymers
- polymer composites
- processing technology
- modelling, simulation and optimization
- properties
- applications
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