Polymer Composites and Fibers, 3rd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) made of synthetic or natural polymeric resins reinforced with high-performance fibers, particles, and platelets have found broad structural and multifunctional applications in aerospace and aeronautical structures, ground vehicles, offshore and civil infrastructures, sports utilities, energy harvesting, conversion and storage devices, biomedical devices, sensors and actuators, etc. due to their unique high specific strength and stiffness, sound anticorrosion capability, low-cost in manufacturing, etc. This special issue is focused on the general topics of the materials, processing, characterization and modeling of structural, smart, and multifunctional PMCs, fibers, fibrous materials, fibers and composites from sustainable resources, etc. The topics to be covered include, but are not limited to

• Synthesis of novel polymeric resins for high-performance PMCs (e.g., those with high strength, high toughness, high-temperature durability, high dielectric constant, high transparency, etc.).
• Fabrication and characterization of micro and nanofibers of polymers, carbon, metals, ceramics, or other materials.
• Emerging technologies in PMC manufacturing (e.g., additive manufacturing, manufacturing automation, 3D braiding, PMC recycling, etc.).
• PMCs and fibers from biodegradable and/or renewable materials.
• New concept structural and multifunctional PMCs and fibers.
• PMCs and fibrous materials for emerging structural and multifunctional applications in biomedical engineering, environmental protection, renewable energy harvesting, conversion, and storage (e.g., supercapacitors, rechargeable batteries, fuel cells, electrolyzers, etc.), etc.
• Interface toughening, damage self-sensing and self-healing, non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of PMCs, and surface treatment techniques for PMCs and fibers.
• Static, dynamic, impact, and fatigue responses of fibers and PMCs.
• Theoretical, analytic, and computational modeling of the mechanical and multifunctional performances of PMCs, fibers, and fibrous materials.

Dr. Xiangfa Wu
Dr. Oksana Zholobko
Guest Editors

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• polymer matrix composites (PMCs)
• self-healing composites
• biodegradable composites
• natural fiber-reinforced composites
• multifunctional composites
• smart and intelligent composites
• fibrous materials
• micro/nanofibers
• interface toughening
• surface treatment of fibers
• mechanical properties
• composite Processing
• fracture Mechanics
• modeling