Polymer Composite Processing

Dear Colleagues,

The regulation of carbon dioxide emissions under the Paris Climate Agreement is the future to come. These irreversible changes have created a new economic system called carbon dioxide credits, and technically, it is bringing about the era of electric vehicles with lightweight materials. Various structural composite materials such as carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics, which can reduce the weights of vehicles and improve stability at the same time, are being developed. Research on functional composite materials such as nano-carbon composite materials that can be applied to various and complex electronic systems are also actively progressing. Various results have been reported on the conductive and mechanical properties of the newly developed composite materials, as well as their active properties such as sensing, self-healing, and actuation. In addition, various polymer processes such as 3D printing and plasma-assisted processes have been proposed for the fabrication of new types of composite materials. Various structural modelling, process modelling, numerical analysis and non-destructive analysis techniques are applied to characterize these new composite materials and optimize processes. We hope to share new concepts related to a wide range of properties and the processing of newly developed polymer composites. In this way, we seek to confer new insights into polymer composite processing. Both original research papers and review articles are welcome.

Dr. Seong Yun Kim
Collection Editor

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