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Synthesis, Design, Preparation and Processing of Functional Polymer Composites
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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 726

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Dr. Xiaoyuan Pei

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School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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
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Keywords

  • polymer composite
  • synthesis
  • design
  • preparation
  • characterization
  • processing

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Eco-Friendly Castor Oil-Based Composite with High Clam Shell Powder Content
by Fangqing Weng, Kui Jian, Yazhou Yi, Peirui Zhang, Ernest Koranteng, Qing Huang, Jiahui Liu and Guoping Zeng
Polymers 2024, 16(23), 3232; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16233232 - 21 Nov 2024
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Eco-friendly castor oil-based composites with a high content of clam shell powder were prepared in this study. Biomass composites were prepared by blending castor-oil-based polyurethane prepolymer (COPU) with a filler consisting of high-content clam shell powder (CSP), named CSP-COPU. The structure, microstructure, mechanical [...] Read more.
Eco-friendly castor oil-based composites with a high content of clam shell powder were prepared in this study. Biomass composites were prepared by blending castor-oil-based polyurethane prepolymer (COPU) with a filler consisting of high-content clam shell powder (CSP), named CSP-COPU. The structure, microstructure, mechanical properties, and thermal stability of the composites were investigated. The results showed that even at a loading as high as 75 wt.% of the CSP filler, the composite still exhibited good tensile strength and elongation at break. Furthermore, compared with the CSP-COPU composites, TCOS-50 synthesized through blending OH-terminated castor oil-based polyurethane prepolymer (TCOPU) and CSP filler proved that the chemical bond between COPU containing terminal -NCO groups and CSP containing active -OH groups was the key reason to obtaining the composite material with desirable properties. These findings provide prospects for applying biomass-loaded CSP-COPU composites in the packaging industry while contributing to carbon peak achievement and carbon neutrality. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthesis, Design, Preparation and Processing of Functional Polymer Composites)
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Water-Soluble Polyglycidol-Grafted Ladder Calix Resorcinarene Oligomers with Open Chain and Cyclic Topologies: Synthesis, Characteristics, and Biological Evaluation
by Hristo Penchev, Erik Dimitrov, Christo Novakov, Emi Haladjova, Ralitsa Veleva, Veselina Moskova-Doumanova, Tanya Topouzova-Hristova and Stanislav Rangelov
Polymers 2024, 16(22), 3219; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16223219 - 20 Nov 2024
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Ladder oligomers containing calixarene skeletons in the main chain—calix[4]resorcinarene (CRA) ladder macromolecules with open chain and cyclic macromolecules with double ring-like (Noria-type) topologies—bring particular research attention as functional materials with various applications. However, there is still a remarkable lack of studies into the [...] Read more.
Ladder oligomers containing calixarene skeletons in the main chain—calix[4]resorcinarene (CRA) ladder macromolecules with open chain and cyclic macromolecules with double ring-like (Noria-type) topologies—bring particular research attention as functional materials with various applications. However, there is still a remarkable lack of studies into the synthesis of fully water-soluble derivatives of these interesting macromolecules. Research on this topic would allow their bio-based research and application niche to be at least revealed. In the present study, a strategy for the synthesis of water-soluble polyglycidol-derivatized calix resorcinarene ladder oligomers with open chain and cyclic structures is introduced. A grafting from approach was used to build branched or linear polyglycidol chains from the ladder scaffolds. The novel structures were synthesized in quantitative yields and fully characterized by NMR, FTIR and UV–vis spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, analytical ultracentrifugation, and static light scattering to obtain the molar mass characteristics and composition. The biocompatibility and toxicity of the two polyglycidol-derivatized oligomers were investigated and the concentration dependence of the survival of three cell lines of human origin determined. The selective apoptosis effect at relatively low dissolve concentrations toward two kinds of cancerous cell lines was found. Full article
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