Innovative Applications of Polymeric Foams

Dear Colleagues,

Looking back, it seems amazing how fast polymeric foams moved from scientific concepts to laboratory studies and then to commercial products, forming a vital part of life at the end of this century. Currently, researchers have found that the mechanism of foam production is somehow mysterious; however, the fact that the formation of a bubble, which is a combination of art and science, is fascinating itself. Nowadays, polymeric foams have attracted particular attention in scientific and industrial societies due to their unique properties, such as high strength-to-weight ratio, excellent thermal and sound insulation, desirable dielectric properties, innovative biomedical applications, and low cost. Statistically, polymeric foam production contained 19.1 million tons worth 87 billion USD up to 2019, which increased to 25.1 million tons in 2019, and an even higher amount in the last couple of years. This Special Issue aims to highlight original and review papers on new scientific and applied research and provide outstanding contributions to understanding the innovative applications of polymeric foams.

The research interests of the Special Issue, ‘Innovative Applications of Polymeric Foams’, include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Processing and manufacturing of polymeric foams;
• Morphological and structural properties of polymeric foams;
• Effect of processing parameters on the properties of polymeric foams;
• Relation of structural properties and performance of polymeric foams;
• Foam injection molding;
• Foam extrusion molding;
• Foam 3D printing;
• Foam batch processing;
• Innovative applications of polymeric foams based on their properties, such as thermal insulation, sound insulation, dielectric materials, piezoelectric materials, oil absorption, electromagnetic interface shielding, biomedical applications, etc.

Dr. Rezgar Hasanzadeh
Prof. Dr. Taher Azdast
Guest Editors

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• polymeric foams
• cellular structure
• mechanical performance
• thermal insulation
• sound insulation
• dielectric properties
• piezoelectric properties
• oil absorption
• electromagnetic interface shielding
• biomedical application