Exploitation of Polymer Bionanocomposites
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2021) | Viewed by 5442
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Interests: polymers; bio-based polymers; polyurethanes; nanocellulose; chitin; polymer composites; polymer nanocomposites; biomimetic materials
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Dear Colleagues,
Polymer bionanocomposites have become a prominent area of current research and development, as they present unique structure, functionality, conductivity, processability, responsivity, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Therefore, polymer bionanocomposites have applications in multiple areas such as biomedicine, pharmaceutics, electronics, packaging, etc.
The main advantage of polymer nanocomposites (defined as a mixture of two or more materials where the matrix is a polymer and the dispersed phase (filler or reinforcement) has at least one dimension at the nanoscale), compared with conventional composites is the high surface/volume ratio of nanoreinforcements, resulting in higher interaction of polymer matrices with nanoreinforcements. Thereby, functional materials with desired properties (higher mechanical strength, toughness and stiffness, electrical and thermal conductivity, superior flame retardancy, and higher barrier to moisture and gases) could be prepared based on polymer nanocomposites, for specific applications. Furthermore, over the last few decades, the possibility of employing nanoreinforcements from renewable resources have offered new opportunities for polymer bionanocomposites, giving rise to the bio-based materials sector. However, the full potential of properties enhancement associated with polymer bionanocomposites is still under research, the proper dispersion of nanoreinforcements in the polymer matrix being the key challenge.
This Special Issue seeks to present original articles, review articles, and state-of-the-art research papers that focus on:
- Research, development, and characterization of polymeric bionanocomposites with high contents of carbon from renewable resources.
- Structure-property relationships of nanoreinforced polymer bionanocomposites.
- Proper dispersion of bio-based nanoreinforcements in polymeric matrices.
- Progress and applications of polymer bionanocomposites in biomedicine, pharmaceutics, electronics, packaging, etc.
Dr. Ainara Saralegi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Polymers
- Bionanocomposites
- Bio-based nanoreinforcements
- Dispersion
- Renewable resources
- Structure-property relationships
- Advanced applications
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