High Performance Polymeric Composite Foam: Design, Processing and Properties
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2023) | Viewed by 8905
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymer composites; foams; injection molding; processing–structure–property relationship; biodegradable polymer; tissue engineering scaffold
Interests: polymer composites; biofoams; tissue engineering scaffolds; injection molding
Interests: polymer foams; polymer/nano filler composite; design and processing; sound insulation materials and EMI shielding materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In this Special Issue, we present a collection of papers regarding the design, processing, and properties of high-performance polymeric composite foams.
Polymer composites are defined as composites with a polymer matrix, and that incorporate fillers that are shown in the micro/nano scale in at least one dimension. Polymer composites normally exhibit high mechanical performance and multifunctionality compared with neat polymers. Polymer composites can be used to create micro- and nanoporous foams, which are an intriguing class of materials that are lightweight, energy-saving, can act as thermal insulation and sound barriers, and have specific mechanical properties due to their excellent foamability. Nowadays, polymeric composite foams are widely used in the fields of automotives, building and construction, packaging, and biomedical science. New applications are also being developed in hydrogen storage, electromagnetic shielding, and sensors.
The aim of this Special Issue is to explore how fillers can be used to modify polymer structure and properties, and to improve our fundamental understanding of the processing–micro/nano foam structures–final properties relationship.
Dr. Jing Jiang
Prof. Dr. Qian Li
Dr. Feng Chen
Dr. Xiaofeng Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymeric composite
- foam
- cell structure
- dispersion
- processing
- rheology
- crystallization
- property
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