Synthesis, Design, Preparation and Processing of Functional Polymer Composites
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 45
Special Issue Editor
Interests: 3D textile composites; 3D textile design; braided composites; impact deformation and failure; interface control; carbon nanotubes; electromagnetic shielding and absorption; vibration analysis; mechanical properties
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Dear Colleagues,
Significant progress has been made in the synthesis, design, preparation, characterization and processing of polymer composites, with functional ones incorporated in promising applications. Today, polymer composites have become lighter, cheaper, more durable and more versatile, as well as more intelligent and multifunctional. By creating new properties using suitable fillers and matrices, functional polymer composites can meet the most demanding standards of users, especially in high-tech industries.
This Special Issue aims to collect articles on the latest progress in the preparation methods, design, properties, structures, characterization methods and promising applications of functional polymer composites. It covers potential applications in various fields such as anticorrosion, photocatalysts, absorbents, renewable energy, energy storage systems, structural batteries and energy devices, solar panels, smart textiles, construction, water treatment, and electrical and electronic devices. Experts and scholars involved in advanced modeling, simulation and experimental processes for the design, preparation and performance prediction of functional polymer composites as well as those conducting experimental studies involving these polymer composites are welcome.
Dr. Xiaoyuan Pei
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer composite
- synthesis
- design
- preparation
- characterization
- processing
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