Carbon Fiber, Carbon Nanofiber for Composites: Synthesis, Processing, Molecular Structure, Characterization, and Application
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 46
Special Issue Editor
Interests: polymer; biopolymer; composite; composites design; biocomposite; nanocomposite; smart materials; additive manufacturing; celluloses; fiber; nanocelluloses; lignin; carbon-based materials; formulation; process optimization; performance; economic feasibility studies; machine learning
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Dear Colleagues,
Multifunctional carbon-based materials have attracted immense interest within the materials community. Carbon fibers (CF) have high mechanical properties, good chemical resistance, high-temperature tolerance, low thermal expansion, and low density. These properties have made carbon fibers popular, and they are used in a broad range of fields, from polymeric composites in aerospace, automotive, sport equipment, civil engineering, military, medical applications, textiles, and many other components where lightweight and high-strength materials are needed. Althought the carbon fibers have several advantages, they can have higher cost than other materials which has been one of the limiting factors of adoption.
This Special Issue in IJMS welcomes outstanding innovative contributions presenting progress in the history, synthesis, methods of preparation, modification, molecular modeling, structural and molecular factors, 3D molecular structure, microstructure evaluation, recent advancements and application of carbon fibers, carbon nanotubes, carbon based composites, carbon-based hybrids and circular economy, recycling of the materials. This Special Issue is open to original research articles, review papers, mini-reviews, communications covering, methodological articles, with the aim is to bringing together a collection of up-to-date research and reviews from leading experts and distinguished groups within the scientific community and educating researchers worldwide on the latest trends and progress in the field of carbon materials research.
Dr. Tridung Ngo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- carbon fiber
- carbon nanofiber
- nanotube
- carbon fiber composites
- synthesis
- advanced manufacturing
- characterization
- recent advancements
- applications
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