Intramolecular cooperation and biphasic flame retardant mode of action: Effectiveness of hexa(1,2,4-triazol-3-ylamine) cyclotriphosphazene in epoxy resin
July 2024
The substitutional structure of cyclotriphosphazene derivatives significantly influences their flame-retardant effectiveness. A cyclotriphosphazene derivative with triazole group, referred to as hexa(1,2,4-triazol-3-ylamine)...
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Surface grafting POSS to improve the hydrophobicity and fire safety of polyrotaxane based smart phase change materials
July 2024
Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)-based flexible phase change materials have broad and practical application value in thermal management of flexible electronic devices. Considering the typical application cases...
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Fire performance durability of flame retardants in polymers and coatings
July 2024
The fire performance durability of products containing flame retardants may be significantly affected after aging and mechanical recycling. Publications of the last ten years show that even under severe...
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Review of thermal conductivity in epoxy thermosets and composites: Mechanisms, parameters, and filler influences
July 2024
Rapid development of energy, electrical and electronic technologies has put forward higher requirements for the thermal conductivities of epoxy resins and their composites. However, the thermal conductivity...
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Advances in flame retardancy of asphalt pavement: A review
July 2024
Asphalt pavement is widely applied to the surface in high-grade highway tunnels due to its prominent preponderance in road performance. However, asphalt is flammable as the binder material to adhere...
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Improving the flame retardancy properties of PLA/PC blends
July 2024
Polylactic acid/Polycarbonate (PLA/PC) blend was prepared via twin screw extruder by taking the bio-based content as much as possible and the better mechanical, thermal, and impact properties into consideration....
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Simple modification of phenylphosphonic acid to construct polyester-cotton fabrics with high flame retardancy
July 2024
Polyester-cotton fabrics (PTCO) have excellent properties and are ubiquitous in daily life, but their serious flammability brings great safety hazards to people's lives. This study used phenylphosphonic...
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Novel four-in-one intumescent flame retardants for polypropylene: Synthesis, characterization and properties
July 2024
To address the shortcomings of traditional intumescent flame retardants (IFRs), a novel four-in-one IFR (M [APP/NiCo2O4]) was constructed for the first time. It integrates acid source, gas source, carbon...
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PDMS Microspheres as Rheological Additives for PDMS-Based DIW Inks
Available online 12 June 2024
Direct Ink Writing holds vast potential for additive manufacturing with broad material compatibility as long as appropriate rheological properties are exhibited by the material of choice. Additives...
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A comprehensive review of fiber–reinforced topology optimization for advanced polymer composites produced by automated manufacturing
Available online 29 May 2024
This review paper focuses on Fiber-Reinforced Topology Optimization (FRTO) methods for automated manufacturing techniques, addressing topology and morphology optimization. Accordingly, the review introduces...
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The Role of Polysaccharide-based Biodegradable Soft Polymers in the Healthcare Sector
Available online 11 May 2024
Bio-based polymers have garnered significant interest across the manufacturing industry, global economy, and various engineering disciplines such as packaging, tissue engineering, controlled drug delivery,...
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Tunable honeycomb-hierarchical multiscale structures of 2D/3D porous PLA/CCN composite films fabricated by the breath figure method
April 2024
Highly ordered porous structures of PLA composite films can be designed with the addition of calcium carbonate nanoparticles (CCN) in polymeric film formation using the breath figure (BF) technique...
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Bismuthene nanosheets prepared by an environmentally friendly method and their thermoelectric epoxy nanocomposites
April 2024
Theoretical research has predicted high thermoelectric performance for bismuthene nanosheets, but it is a great challenge to prepare these nanosheets due to low efficiency and intensive oxidation. We...
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Bimodal impact strength distribution in HDPE composites: Formulational effects and Bayesian inference
April 2024
A bimodal impact strength distribution was found in notched impact specimens of HDPE composites with calcium carbonate, carbon black, SEBS and stabilisers. The bimodal distribution was only found at...
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Novel manufacturing method for highly flexible poly(lactic acid) foams and ferroelectrets
April 2024
Poly (lactic acid) (PLA) foams have demonstrated a high variety of functional characteristics, still, the rigidity of this cellular material remains a major limiting factor when it comes to implementation...
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Application of radical dendrimers as organic radical contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging
April 2024
To develop metal-free magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents, organic radical based contrast agents have been proposed as a promising alternative to obtain less toxic and safer MRI contrast...
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Multifaceted applications of thymol/carvacrol-containing polymeric fibrous structures
April 2024
Nowadays there are many attempts for sustainable development due to rapid industrialization. In this context, thymol and carvacrol, which are obtained from many plants, are highly promising components...
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Strategies to resolve intrinsic conflicts between strength and toughness in polyethylene composites
April 2024
The brittle fracture pattern in plastics associated with low toughness performance have a negative effect on their performance especially for long-term and specialized applications. This review provides...
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Product, process, property, and performance (PPPP) relationship of 3D-Printed polymers and polymer composites: Numerical and experimental analysis
April 2024
Understanding the external and internal factors during an additive manufacturing (AM) process is crucial, as they can significantly affect the final product's performance. Efforts have been made to...
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A tannic acid-based intumescent flame retardant for improving flame retardancy of epoxy composites
Available online 25 April 2024
A biomass intumescent flame retardant (TA-g-DOPO) was fabricated from tannic acid (TA) and 9, 10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide (DOPO) through the bridge of silane coupling agent (KH560),...
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Towards a new era of 2D materials-based multifunctional composite films: From innovation to evolution
Available online 12 April 2024
Novel 2D materials are now at the forefront of developing advanced multifunctional composite films, due to their fascinating properties. Particularly, graphene and MXene-based 2D materials are recognized...
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Highly-efficient flame-retarding unsaturated polyester resin via the designation of an expansive flame retardant
Available online 10 April 2024
Unsaturated polyester resins (UPR) are commonly used in electronics manufacturing and traditional construction, but their inherent flammability greatly limits their use. An expansive flame retardant...
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Synergistic enhancement in mechanical properties of graphene/MWCNT reinforced Polyaryletherketone – carbon fiber multi-scale composites: Experimental studies and finite element analysis
Available online 2 March 2024
This investigation focuses on the synergistic performance improvement in graphene/MWCNT reinforced Polyaryletherketone (PAEK) - carbon fiber (CF) multi-scale composites. FTIR revealed the chemical interactions...
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Compatibilization phenomenon in polymer science and technology: Chemical aspects
Available online 28 February 2024
Polymer blends are mixtures of two or more macromolecular species – polymers and/or copolymers. They are used to increase the range of properties available from existing polymers without synthesizing...
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Fullerene-containing modifier of magnetoactive elastomer
Available online 5 February 2024
Magnetoactive elastomer is a functional material whose properties are controlled by the parameters of the external magnetic field. A modifier that creates ordered structures with controlled nanoscale...
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