Polymer composites have vast scope in terms of properties and for industrial applications such as flexible electronics devices. Normally, virgin and non-vulcanized polymer matrix is sticky, very soft, and exhibits poor mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties. These properties are significantly improved with the addition of nanofillers such as carbon nanotube, graphene, clay minerals, and silica, etc, and after vulcanization. Additions of these nanofillers in polymer matrix make the composite suitable for a wide range of applications such as actuation, flexible electronics, the composite electrode for flexible batteries, strain sensors, piezoelectric energy harvesting for obtaining coupling factors, and so on.
This Research Topic focuses on the fabrication of the polymer composites reinforced with nanofillers and testing their suitability for various applications. The effect of nanofillers on properties must be demonstrated. Fundamental and applied research on polymer composites based on these nanofillers are welcomed in the current Research Topic. Even though various studies on polymer composites with the use of nanofillers are available in which the improved properties are demonstrated most of them lack to connect these improvements in performance with industrial application. This collection will address the industrially oriented research on polymer composites.
This Research Topic covers the following topics but not limited to:
• Polymer composites based on nanofillers
• Improved mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of polymer composites reinforced nanofillers
• Polymer matrix include (but not limited to) elastomers (both synthetic and natural), epoxy etc.
• Nanofillers (but not limited to) include carbon black, carbon nanotube, graphene, clay minerals, and silica etc.
• Target industrial applications include strain sensor, actuation, piezo-electric energy harvesting and flexile electronics etc.
Polymer composites have vast scope in terms of properties and for industrial applications such as flexible electronics devices. Normally, virgin and non-vulcanized polymer matrix is sticky, very soft, and exhibits poor mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties. These properties are significantly improved with the addition of nanofillers such as carbon nanotube, graphene, clay minerals, and silica, etc, and after vulcanization. Additions of these nanofillers in polymer matrix make the composite suitable for a wide range of applications such as actuation, flexible electronics, the composite electrode for flexible batteries, strain sensors, piezoelectric energy harvesting for obtaining coupling factors, and so on.
This Research Topic focuses on the fabrication of the polymer composites reinforced with nanofillers and testing their suitability for various applications. The effect of nanofillers on properties must be demonstrated. Fundamental and applied research on polymer composites based on these nanofillers are welcomed in the current Research Topic. Even though various studies on polymer composites with the use of nanofillers are available in which the improved properties are demonstrated most of them lack to connect these improvements in performance with industrial application. This collection will address the industrially oriented research on polymer composites.
This Research Topic covers the following topics but not limited to:
• Polymer composites based on nanofillers
• Improved mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of polymer composites reinforced nanofillers
• Polymer matrix include (but not limited to) elastomers (both synthetic and natural), epoxy etc.
• Nanofillers (but not limited to) include carbon black, carbon nanotube, graphene, clay minerals, and silica etc.
• Target industrial applications include strain sensor, actuation, piezo-electric energy harvesting and flexile electronics etc.