Polymer-Metal Hybrid Materials

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites".

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Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar
Interests: polymer composites and blends; phase change materials; physical properties of surfaces; water treatment

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rowan University, NJ 08028, USA
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Polymer–metal hybrid materials have attracted considerable interest due to their potential applications in advanced technologies, such as adsorption, separation, gas storage, antistatic coatings, electrochemical displays, sensors, catalysis, redox capacitors, electromagnetic shielding, and secondary batteries.

Polymer–metal hybrid materials have become a significant research area due to their unique electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties derived from their hybrid structure.

An understanding of the interactions between the polymer matrix and metallic filler is essential for the technological implementation of the synthesis and engineering of hybrid structures with various dimensionalities, collective properties at the micro/nanoscale, and predictive physical and mechanical responses to the polymer–filler interface.

This Special Issue includes an enormous scope of research based on polymer–metal hybrid materials. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Polymer–inorganic metal hybrid materials;
  • Polymer–metal–organic framework (MOF) hybrid materials;
  • Multifunctional polymer–metal hybrid materials;
  • The special structure of polymer–metal hybrid materials;
  • Polymer hybrid materials at the molecular level;
  • Applications of polymer–metal hybrid materials.

Prof. Dr. Igor Krupa
Prof. Dr. Volkan Cecen
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • hybrid
  • composites
  • polymers
  • metal powders
  • metal–organic framework (MOF)
  • electrical conductivity
  • thermal conductivity
  • mechanical properties
  • processing
  • materials science
  • micro/nanocomposites
  • applications

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An Adhesion Improvement of Low-Density Polyethylene to Aluminum through Modification with Functionalized Polymers
by Mohamed Nassr, Igor Krupa, Mabrouk Ouederni, Senthil Kumar Krishnamoorthy and Anton Popelka
Polymers 2023, 15(4), 916; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15040916 - 11 Feb 2023
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An interfacial adhesion improvement between low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and aluminum (Al) foil is an important challenge in designing multilayered packaging (TetraPak packaging type) due to insufficient inherent adhesion between both untreated materials. Therefore, extra adhesive layers are often used. The hydrophobic character of [...] Read more.
An interfacial adhesion improvement between low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and aluminum (Al) foil is an important challenge in designing multilayered packaging (TetraPak packaging type) due to insufficient inherent adhesion between both untreated materials. Therefore, extra adhesive layers are often used. The hydrophobic character of LDPE is responsible for poor adhesion to Al and can result in delamination. This study deals with the comparative study of the bulk modification of LDPE with various commercially available adhesive promoters with different chemical compositions to increase LDPE’s adhesive characteristics and ensure good adhesion in LDPE/Al laminates. A copolymer of ethylene and methacrylic acid; a terpolymer of ethylene, maleic anhydride, and acrylic ester; or maleated polyethylene (PE) were used as adhesive promoters, and their effect on adhesion improvement of LDPE to Al was investigated. The best adhesion improvement was observed in LDPE-modified samples with maleated PE, while 0.1 wt.% additive content significantly increased peel resistance (from zero to 105 N/m). An additional increase in additive content (0.5 wt.%) in LDPE led to stronger adhesion forces than the cohesion forces in Al foil. Adding 0.5 wt.% of maleated PE into LDPE improved the LDPE/Al laminates’ adhesion and can be applied in multilayered lamination applications. Full article
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