Showing papers in "Composites Communications in 2018"

TL;DR: In this article, the recent progress in the design and fabrication of porous sound absorption materials is summarized and highlighted, and the review concludes with some perspectives and outlook for the porous materials.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a short review to systematically understand the enhancement in thermal conductivity and electrical resistivity of polymer matrix composites and then, future perspectives for thermal conductive and electrical insulating polymer composites are briefly discussed.

TL;DR: The PANI/graphene nanocomposites can combine the advantages of both electrical double-layer capacitances of graphene and pseudocapacitance of PANI, which therefore exhibit long cycle life and large energy density as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, the thermally conductive coefficient (λ), thermal diffusion coefficient (α), glass transition temperature (T g ), and heat-resistance index (T HRI ) of the obtained TRG/polystyrene (TRG/PS) nanocomposites were all improved with the increasing addition of TRG.

TL;DR: In this article, a facile way to functionalize graphene oxide (GO) via assembling a supermolecular aggregate of piperazine (PiP) and phytic acid (PA) onto the GO surface (PPGO) without using any organic solvent was reported.

TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of functionalized poly (p-phenylene-2, 6-benzobisoxazole) (f-PBO) fibers and wave-transparent laminated composites was investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, Ni/C heterostructures are combined with well-dispersed Ni nanoparticles to improve the dielectric loss and EM absorbing capability of carbon-based composites.

TL;DR: A survey of the literature about graphene-aligned composites can be found in this article, where the effects of interfacial interactions between graphene and polymer on the preparation and properties of aligned composites are discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of the amount of treatment on PLA/Flax composites has been studied in terms of their flexural response, both static and creep, in order to evaluate their longterm performance as a function of the silane treatment.

TL;DR: In this paper, the electrochemical performance of the nanocomposite solid polymer electrolyte (NSPE) films comprising poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) blend as host polymer matrix, lithium perchlorate (LiClO 4 ) as dopant ionic salt, and nanosize SiO 2, Al2O3, ZnO and SnO 2 particles as inorganic nanofillers have been investigated by employing the LCR meter.

TL;DR: In this article, the fly ash reinforcement of FA particles enhanced the micro-hardness of the composites and the strengthening mechanisms were discussed, which will bring down the production cost of metal matrix composites.

TL;DR: In this article, a mini-review summarizes recent progress in synergistic effect from carbon nanotubes and graphene in the bio-inspired hybrid materials and also make the perspective of the synergistic reinforcing effect from CNTs and graphene, in enhancing the performance of carbon nanomaterials-based nanocomposites.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review focusing on recent progress in reported electrospinning based all-nano composite materials for various applications, such as membrane filtration, adsorption of harmful substances, photo/chemical/electro catalysis, biological medicine, electronic nanodevices, energy storage and conversion, and electromagnetic interference shielding and stealth materials is presented.

TL;DR: In this article, hollow TiO 2 nanofibers (HTONFs) are fabricated by removing the PAN fibrous template for the photocatalyzed degradation of methylene blue (MB).

TL;DR: In this paper, a novel biobased phosphorus-nitrogen containing flame retardant (PA-HDA), synthesized from phytic acid and 1,6-hexanediamine, is employed into a toughened PLA composite, which is achieved by in situ formed crosslinked polyurethane (CPU).

TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce diverse BN nanomaterials and summarize the progress about thermal conductive composites with various BN fillers from 0D BN particles via 1D nanotubes to 2D nanosheets.

TL;DR: In this paper, a crosslinked alginate/silica hybrid was investigated as a template for zinc oxide formation, and the antibacterial activity of the composite was evaluated against gram positive (S. aureus) and gram negative (E. coli) bacteria.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated how optimum mechanical properties (strength-modulus-toughness) of inherently very brittle polylactide (PLA) could be obtained by reinforcing with E-glass fibers (GF) and blending with thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU).

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focused on CNTs toughened immiscible polymer blends based on the selective localization of CNT in the immISCible blends and provided a guidance for the polymer toughening.

TL;DR: A short review of the preparation methods and controllable parameters of all-cellulose composites can be found in this article, where the main influencing factors and effective strategies to improve their properties are discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the superhydrophilic and under water oleophobic nanofiber/SiO2 (N/S) coated composite membranes with two kinds substrates of polyamide mesh (PM) and poly(vinyl alcohol-co-ethylene) nofiber membrane (NM) were prepared for the oil/water mixture and oil-in-water emulsion separation.

TL;DR: In this article, a 3D cross-linked hierarchical porous polydopamine (PDA) modified reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/amino functionalized carbon nanotube (CNT-NH 2 ) composites were synthesized via hydrothermal method.

TL;DR: In this paper, a facile method is presented to manufacture electrically conductive graphene-coated polyurethane foam (GPF) by dip-coating PU foams in a graphene aqueous suspension containing cellulose nanowhisker (CNW) as dispersion assistant.

TL;DR: In this article, polyethersulfone (PES) composites incorporated with short carbon fibers (SCFs) and short glass fibers (SGFs) were manufactured, and their mechanical and tribological properties were comparatively investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, the electrical properties of polypropylene (PP) based nanocomposite have been systematically reviewed for power equipment application, including breakdown strength, dielectric permittivity, and long-term electrical performance, and correlations between enhanced properties and nanofiller types both experimentally and theoretically.

TL;DR: The cellulose/iron oxide films were synthesized by a simple solution mixing-curing method and structural elucidation of these films was made, using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD).

TL;DR: In this article, a self-sensing polymer composite coating with functionalized graphene oxide (GO) was applied to steel structures to give a signal of corrosion reaction at very early stage.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized the recent progress in the design concepts, synthesis and structure control of electrospun nanofibrous composite materials with different functional interfaces for the separation and purification of proteins.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized the main progress of the design of the elastomers with sacrificial bonds, and the main performance characteristics of the sacrificial units, including the covalent and non-covalent sacrificial bond.

TL;DR: In this paper, the energy absorption properties of plant fiber reinforced composites (PFRCs) were evaluated via vector network analyzer, dielectric spectrometer, steady-state hot plate and acoustic impedance tube.