Advances in Research and Preparation of High-Performance Polymer Fibers
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Fibers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 September 2024) | Viewed by 9617
Special Issue Editor
Interests: design and synthesis of functional polymers; research and development of high-performance fibers
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Dear Colleagues,
High-performance fibers have been widely used in many industrial applications due to their highly specialized physical properties, including a high tensile strength (and/or modulus), high thermal resistance, flame retardancy, chemical resistance, excellent electrical properties, etc. Their applications include areas such as protective apparel, construction, ocean engineering, aerospace, biomedical and electronics. The most common organic high-mechanical-performance fibers are ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers, para-aramid fibers, thermotropic liquid crystal polyester (TLCP) fibers and poly(phenylene benzobisoxazole) (PBO) fibers. They are ideal reinforcement materials for load-bearing and protective applications and are usually used in cables/ropes, parachutes, bullet proof vests, cut-resistant fabrics and ballistic protective armor. Meta-aramid fibers and polyimide (PI) fibers are widely used in fireproof suits and firefighter garments due to their good heat/thermal resistance.
Nowadays, our modern, safe and comfortable lives are supported by these high-performance fibers. Therefore, considering the key roles of high-performance fibers, the editors are pleased to launch this Special Issue and invite researchers to contribute their original research papers and reviews associated with the main topic and title of this Special Issue: “Advances in Research and Preparation of High-Performance Polymer Fibers”.
The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight recent progress in the fabrication, characterization, investigation of properties, and applications of high-performance polymer fibers.
Selected example topics include, but are not limited to:
- Innovations in the preparation of high-performance fibers;
- Characterization of high-performance fibers;
- Innovative applications of high-performance fibers;
- High-strength/modulus fibers;
- Flame-retardant fibers;
- Heat/thermal resistance fibers;
- Chemical resistance fibers;
- New high-performance fiber-based novel synthesis.
Dr. Yumin Xia
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- high-performance
- heat/thermal resistance
- polymer fiber
- spinning process
- modification
- morphology
- spinning solution
- liquid crystal spinning
- gel spinning
- drawing processing
- polymer chain morphology
- crystalline
- orientation
- chemical/thermal stability
- processing treatment
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