New Horizons in Nanofillers Based Polymer Composites II

Dear Colleagues,

Without filler and vulcanization, polymers such as rubber-based composites are soft and sticky and exhibit poor mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties, and they are not useful for industrial application. Thus, the main motivation behind the curing and addition of nanofillers is improving such properties and making these polymer composites useful for practical applications. These nanofillers are generally inorganic particles such as carbon nanotube, carbon black, graphene, clay minerals, and silica. With the addition of these nanofillers in small amounts, the desired properties of polymer composites improve massively without significantly altering the hardness and fracture strain of polymer composites. These improved properties may be useful for various practical applications, such as flexible electronics, automobile tires, soft actuators, strain sensors, or energy harvesting.

The goal of this Special Issue is to collect literature on the subject of “Nanofiller-Reinforced Polymer Composites”, with topics of interest including the effect of various nanofillers on mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties, as well as the use of the improved properties on industrial applications such as flexible substrates. This issue will guide industrial oriented research and development activities in the field of polymer composites. More specifically, it focus on but not be limited to the following research topics:

• Nanofiller-based polymer composites;
• All types of inorganic nanofillers;
• All types of polymer matrixes, including thermoplasts, thermosets, elastomers, etc.;
• Mechanical, electrical, or thermal properties of polymer composites;
• Functionalized or non-functionalized polymer composites;
• Multiscale modeling and theoretical studies in polymer composites;
• Materials for 3D and 4D printing;
• Self-healing and self-cleaning mechanisms;
• Aging, durability, and life-time fatigue test of polymer composites;
• All industrial applications, including medical prospects of polymer composites.

Dr. Vineet Kumar
Dr. Xiaowu Tang
Guest Editors

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