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Polymers, Volume 13, Issue 2

January-2 2021 - 144 articles

Cover Story: Sustainable biocomposites were produced combining a wood-based epoxy monomer, the resorcinol diglycidyl ether, with hydrothermal carbon prepared in mild conditions from forestry waste, the spruce bark powder. Interestingly, the DSC and in situ FT-IR investigations revealed that HTC acts as a coreactive in epoxy polymerization, catalyzing the process. The compatibility of the two components is excellent, the SEM analyses showing a good penetration of the monomer inside the HTC cells, and excellent interfacial adhesion between matrix and filler. The overall performances of these new biocomposites are excellent, with high glass transitions, hardness, and thermal stability. View this paper.
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Articles (144)

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,674 Views
19 Pages

19 January 2021

The ultrasonic welding of polymeric materials is one of the methods often used in practice. However, each couple of material subjected to ultrasonic welding is characterized by different values of technological parameters. Therefore, the main objecti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,355 Views
15 Pages

Thermomechanical Analysis of Isora Nanofibril Incorporated Polyethylene Nanocomposites

  • Cintil Jose,
  • Chin Han Chan,
  • Tan Winie,
  • Blessy Joseph,
  • Abhimanyu Tharayil,
  • Hanna J Maria,
  • Tatiana Volova,
  • Francesco Paolo La Mantia,
  • Didier Rouxel and
  • Marco Morreale
  • + 3 authors

19 January 2021

The research on cellulose fiber-reinforced nanocomposites has increased by an unprecedented magnitude over the past few years due to its wide application range and low production cost. However, the incompatibility between cellulose and most thermopla...

  • Review
  • Open Access
70 Citations
8,349 Views
13 Pages

Recycling of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Polymers—Review—Part 1: Volume of Production, Recycling Technologies, Legislative Aspects

  • Andrzej K. Bledzki,
  • Holger Seidlitz,
  • Krzysztof Goracy,
  • Magdalena Urbaniak and
  • Janina J. Rösch

19 January 2021

The paper presents the current volume of international production and global markets of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites, also regarding the potential development trends. Examples were provided on how to effectively recycle carbon fiber rei...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,970 Views
10 Pages

19 January 2021

Redox initiating systems (RISs) are highly worthwhile for polymerization in mild conditions (at room temperature—RT) without external thermal or light activation. With high performance redox initiating systems RIS, the free radical polymerizati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
72 Citations
10,342 Views
12 Pages

Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC) Based Electrospun Composite Nanofiber Mats for Food Packaging

  • Motahira Hashmi,
  • Sana Ullah,
  • Azeem Ullah,
  • Yusuke Saito,
  • Md. Kaiser Haider,
  • Xinyu Bie,
  • Kosei Wada and
  • Ick Soo Kim

19 January 2021

Cellulose is one of the most abundantly available natural polymers. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) belongs to the cellulose family and has different degrees of substitution. Current research comprises the fabrication and characterization of CMC nanofi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,559 Views
13 Pages

19 January 2021

In this report, layer by layer (LBL) fire retardant coatings were produced on wood ply and Polypropylene Homopolymer/Flax fiber composites. FE-SEM and EDAX analysis was carried out to analyze the surface morphology, thickness, growth rate and element...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,364 Views
12 Pages

19 January 2021

The rapid estimation of the average shear rate encountered by the material as it flows along the screw elements of a corotating twin-screw extruder is a key point for many applications. In this paper, two methods of evaluation are presented that allo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,587 Views
15 Pages

19 January 2021

This work is made to ascertain the effects of mineral fillers, namely calcium carbonate and talc, on the morphology and properties of multilayer polypropylene (PP)/high-density polyethylene (HDPE) porous membranes. Multilayer membranes were prepared...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,528 Views
21 Pages

Solvent-Free Ultrasonic Dispersion of Nanofillers in Epoxy Matrix

  • Benjamin Zanghellini,
  • Patrick Knaack,
  • Sebastian Schörpf,
  • Karl-Heinz Semlitsch,
  • Helga C. Lichtenegger,
  • Bernhard Praher,
  • Maria Omastova and
  • Harald Rennhofer

19 January 2021

Dispersion of carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers is a crucial processing step in the production of polymer-based nanocomposites and poses a great challenge due to the tendency of nanofillers to agglomerate. One of the most effective methods for d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
4,705 Views
15 Pages

Electrospun Scaffolds in Periodontal Wound Healing

  • Mária Budai-Szűcs,
  • Marco Ruggeri,
  • Angela Faccendini,
  • Attila Léber,
  • Silvia Rossi,
  • Gábor Varga,
  • Maria Cristina Bonferoni,
  • Péter Vályi,
  • Katalin Burián and
  • Erzsébet Csányi
  • + 2 authors

19 January 2021

Periodontitis is a set of inflammatory conditions affecting the tissues surrounding the teeth predominantly sustained by bacterial infections. The aim of the work was the design and the development of scaffolds based on biopolymers to be inserted in...

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