Radiation Effect on Polymeric Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2021) | Viewed by 17685
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymeric materials are used in a variety of applications today. However, polymers are not always suitable for all applications, especially in terms of their mechanical properties and chemical or thermal resistence. Both mechanical properties and temperature or chemical resistence can be modified by radiation crosslinking in order to obtain properties for use in demanding applications. Although such treatment has been studied intensively over the past few decades and has actually been commercialised, not all radiation effects on the properties of polymers have been fully described. This Special Issue will provide recent trends in the use of the irradiation of polymers; and, in particular, the radiation crosslinking of polymers—whether from the point-of-view of improving their properties or expanding their application capabilities.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome. Critical reviews in specific modern topics in the field, such as the use of irradiation in specific applications or the processing of products from radiation crosslinked polymers at the end of their life cycle, are welcome.
Prof. Miroslav Maňas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymers
- irradiation
- crosslinking
- properties
- waste management
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