Recent Advances in Flame-Retardant Polymeric Materials
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 1044
Special Issue Editors
Interests: CFD; flame-retardant; multifunctional materials; lithium-ion battery; machine learning
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Interests: material characterisation; flame retardants; fire engineering; molecular dynamics; polymer degradation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to explore new achievements that improve flame safety, reduce toxic emissions, and increase the structural integrity of materials in high-risk environments. With the development of novel approaches and techniques, applying these concepts and systems is crucial to enhance the flame retardancy of existing materials, composites, and nanocomposites. This Special Issue will explore cutting-edge research on flame-retardant properties, fabrication technologies, and mechanisms, and the fundamental processes that govern material behaviours under fire exposure, experimentally and numerically. We hope this Special Issue will provide a platform for researchers to share breakthroughs that address key challenges in fire safety and material performance. We invite researchers from all fields to submit their original research articles, reviews, and case studies that contribute to the ongoing evolution of flame-retardant polymeric materials and fire safety technologies to this Special Issue.
Dr. Ao Li
Dr. Anthony Chun Yin Yuen
Dr. Bo Lin
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- advanced flame retardants
- flame-resistant polymers
- bio-based additives
- multifunctional materials
- fire material behaviors
- flame-retardant mechanisms
- fire simulation
- molecular dynamics
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