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Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Polymeric Materials and Composites: 2022 Edition

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 April 2022) | Viewed by 5485

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Izabell Crăciunescu

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Physics of Nanostructured Systems Department, National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania
Interests: electrochemistry; synthesis of polymeric materials and composites; synthesis of magnetic clusters; synthesis of magnetic nanocomposites

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The continued growth of research in the field of polymers is a testament to the high-level performance of these materials in a wide range of applications in fields such as biomedicine, biotechnology, environmental remediation, energy, sensing, and packaging. These performances are a result of the special attention paid to the processing–morphology–structure–property relationship of the system. The influence of preparation techniques and essential parameters involved in the preparation can help to exhibit new or significantly improved properties such as different color, greater strength, elasticity, electrical and/or thermal conductivity, insulating behavior, and specific reactivity—properties that are the key challenges to achieve the full exploitation of polymeric materials in many practical applications.

At the same time, widening the applicability field of these materials brings new challenges and unsolved issues. Thus, to understand the behavior changes of polymer nanocomposites reflected on the structure, functionality, morphology, particle size, etc., which further decides the application where they can be used, it is necessary to use various analytical tools. Several classical characterization methods are known, such as thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), electron microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), which reliably predict the microstructure and thermal and mechanical properties of the synthesized polymer nanocomposite, but there are other specific techniques applied to unravel specific properties for particular applications.

Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue on “Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Polymeric Materials and Composites: 2021” is to focus on interdisciplinary discussions related to the synthesis and characterization of polymeric materials and composites from both an application and a fundamental point of view. Of special interest are new preparation methods of multifunctional polymers and/or polymeric hybrid materials, new and/or improved properties of this material, as well as innovative application.

Dr. Izabell Crăciunescu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Polymeric materials
  • Polymeric composites
  • Polymeric hybrid materials
  • Innovative application

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Advancements in MXene-Polymer Nanocomposites in Energy Storage and Biomedical Applications
by D. Parajuli, N. Murali, Devendra K. C., Bhishma Karki, K. Samatha, Allison A Kim, Mira Park and Bishweshwar Pant
Polymers 2022, 14(16), 3433; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14163433 - 22 Aug 2022
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Abstract
MXenes are 2D ceramic materials, especially carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides derived from their parent ‘MAX’ phases by the etching out of ‘A’ and are famous due to their conducting, hydrophilic, biocompatible, and tunable properties. However, they are hardly stable in the outer environment, [...] Read more.
MXenes are 2D ceramic materials, especially carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides derived from their parent ‘MAX’ phases by the etching out of ‘A’ and are famous due to their conducting, hydrophilic, biocompatible, and tunable properties. However, they are hardly stable in the outer environment, have low biodegradability, and have difficulty in drug release, etc., which are overcome by MXene/Polymer nanocomposites. The MXenes terminations on MXene transferred to the polymer after composite formation makes it more functional. With this, there is an increment in photothermal conversion efficiency for cancer therapy, higher antibacterial activity, biosensors, selectivity, bone regeneration, etc. The hydrophilic surfaces become conducting in the metallic range after the composite formation. MXenes can effectively be mixed with other materials like ceramics, metals, and polymers in the form of nanocomposites to get improved properties suitable for advanced applications. In this paper, we review different properties like electrical and mechanical, including capacitances, dielectric losses, etc., of nanocomposites more than those like Ti3C2Tx/polymer, Ti3C2/UHMWPE, MXene/PVA-KOH, Ti3C2Tx/PVA, etc. along with their applications mainly in energy storing and biomedical fields. Further, we have tried to enlist the MXene-based nanocomposites and compare them with conducting polymers and other nanocomposites. The performance under the NIR absorption seems more effective. The MXene-based nanocomposites are more significant in most cases than other nanocomposites for the antimicrobial agent, anticancer activity, drug delivery, bio-imaging, biosensors, micro-supercapacitors, etc. The limitations of the nanocomposites, along with possible solutions, are mentioned. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Polymeric Materials and Composites: 2022 Edition)
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