Carbon-Based Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites: Innovations and Emerging Trends

Dear Colleagues,

Polymers have long been associated with carbon materials as reinforcing fillers. However, following the discovery of graphene and related materials, polymer composites have found applications in advanced mechanical, electrical, and thermal engineering. Recently, carbon materials in various forms can be synthesized or modified on an industrial scale. The diversity and potential applications of these materials can be further expanded by forming composites with various functionalized polymers. Interestingly, the unique properties of polymer composites can be tuned or altered through different functionalizations of a single-carbon material.

Currently, carbon materials can also be synthesized in eco-friendly ways from renewable resources, although their promising applications are still under development. Carbon-based polymer composites are expected to offer advanced structural, mechanical, electrical, thermal, and energy-related performance.

In this Special Issue, we have compiled extensive knowledge on the fabrication, properties, performance, and applications of carbon-based polymer composites. As this field is rapidly advancing, it requires continual updates. With this in mind, we are now focusing on the processing, properties, and advanced applications of these novel polymer composites. We invite you to contribute to this Special Issue with your original research articles—both theoretical and experimental—as well as review papers and short communications.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Polymers.

Dr. Md Najib Alam
Prof. Dr. Sang-Shin Park
Guest Editors

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