Polymer/Particle Composites: New Advances and Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 November 2023) | Viewed by 3877
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymers, particles, and their composites continue to act as popular model systems for the development of new materials, processes, and technologies to meet the increasing demands of new functions for applications in fields that broadly range from daily care to environmental remediation, oil recovery, new energy, life health, soft-robotics, etc. In particular, more and more attention is being focused on high-performance polymers that are also environmentally degradable, readily recyclable, renewable (e.g., vitrimer), or attainable from sustainable resources; on particles that have unique functions (e.g., stimuli-responsiveness, pollutant sorption ability, etc.) with designable structures and programable behaviours; and on polymers/particles (e.g., composites and blends) that have enhanced or new properties with tailorable microstructures and tuneable interactions. These mixtures are often multicomponent and/or multiphase systems in which the interface plays a crucial role in the stages ranging from synthesis to processing, etc., to determine the ultimate properties. Hence, fundamentally understanding and engineering the interface, including the interfacial interactions, dynamics, rheology, and multiphase stabilization and morphology modulation, etc., represents one of the key aspects on which research in this field focuses.
This Special Issue aims to cover the latest advancements in materials, processes, properties, and applications related to polymers, particles, and their mixtures, especially those that are developed based on fundamental understandings of the interfaces between different phases or components. It will highlight cutting-edge research converging the fields of polymer, colloid, chemical; and environmental engineering, as well as others. Both original contributions and comprehensive reviews are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Huagui Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- functional particles
- microgels
- natural and biopolymers
- polymer blends
- nanocomposites
- polymer processing
- rheology
- interfacial behaviour
- water treatment
- emulsions/foams
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