Smart Reinforced Composites Using Carbon and Carbon-Based Nanomaterials II
A special issue of Fibers (ISSN 2079-6439).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 11340
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Interests: carbon; nanomaterials; fibres; nanomechanical properties of materials; metals; alloys; polymers; ceramics; functionally graded materials for brakes; thruster and valve applications; thin films; elastomers; packaging polymers; polymers and composites; environmental friendly processes
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Dear Colleagues,
Current technological demands are increasingly stretching the properties of advanced composite materials to expand their applications to more severe or extreme conditions, while simultaneously seeking cost-effective production processes and final products. The aim is to demonstrate the influence of different surface enhancing and modification techniques on carbon nanotube (CNT) composite-based materials and fillers for high value and high performance applications. These materials are a route to further exploiting advanced materials, using enabling technologies for additional functionalities without compromising structural integrity. Carbon fiber (CF)-based materials have particular advantages due to their mechanical and electrical properties. The current generation of carbon fibers have been extensively used in a multitude of applications, taking advantage of their valuable properties to provide solutions for complex problems of materials science and technology; however the limits of the capability of the current technology are now being reached. Although the global use of fiber-based composites has significantly grown in the past decade, there are still expectations that they be used as an alternative (also with proper CNT modification, both in matrix and filler material) to metals in high value, and heavy engineering applications to provide lightweight multifunctionality, high structural integrity and enhanced safety.
This Special Issue will cover a large scope of research in the area of carbon nanotube (CNT) composite-based materials and fillers, and solicits contributions on,but not limited to, the keywords of the Special Issue.
Dr. Elias P. Koumoulos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Carbon nanotube-based structures
- Carbon nanofiber-based structures
- Graphene and graphene oxide
- Textile and woven-structure composites
- Nano-enabled prepregs and modified resins
- High performance fiber-based structures with multi-functionalities (i.e., enhanced mechanical properties, electrical conductivity, thermal stability, flexibility)
- Smart composites
- Additive manufacturing
- Manufacturing: upscale and regulation
- Life cycle assessment
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