Recent Advances in Reinforced Polymeric Composites
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2021) | Viewed by 6678
Special Issue Editors
Interests: composite materials; fiber-reinforced polymer; mechanical behavior; structure analyses; application of FRP; morphology analyses; additive manufacturing; structure reparation; green composites; prototyping methods; motorsport application
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
High-performance composites, particularly fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP), have been subject to a spectacular rate of development in recent decades. Initially implemented within high-performance fields, they are now becoming more frequent in engineering applications and our daily lives, where continuous development of composites and an increase in available technology have allowed composites to be used both as structures and for other purposes pertaining to the use of a composite’s special properties. Certain topics of interest in this field range from traditional FRP, where reinforcement materials play a critical role, to high-performance composites reinforced with special materials. The recently developed polymer-matrix-based thermoplastic or thermoset materials also have an important role in giving the composites better stability and protection. Additionally, FRP plays an important role in extant/novel engineering applications and the new trends of “green composites”, with regard to sustainable development and additive manufacturing.
In this Special Issue of Polymers, we aim to publish papers that are focused on fundamental research related to novel news and progress in the area of FRP. Topics of interest include physical–mechanical behaviors, micro- and macrostructures, manufacturing technologies, analyses, the repair of structures, and practical applications in high-performance fields.
Prof. Dr. Paul BereAssoc. Prof. Dr. Razvan Udroiu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Fiber-reinforced polymer
- Thermoset and thermoplastic matrices
- Manufacturing technology
- Mechanical behaviors
- Additive manufacturing
- Green composites
- Structure analyses
- Application of composites
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