Polyurethanes (PURs) are very versatile polymeric materials with a wide range of physical and chemical properties. PURs have desirable properties such as high abrasion resistance, tear strength, shock absorption, flexibility and elasticity. Although they have relatively poor thermal stability, this can be improved by using treated clay. Polyurethane/clay nanocomposites have been synthesized fro...

Abstract Additive manufacturing techniques established a new paradigm in the manufacture of composite materials providing simple solution to build complex, custom designed shapes. In biomedical field, 3D printing enabled production scaffolds with patient-specific requirements, controlling product architecture and microstructure, have been proposed regenerate variety tissues such as bone, cartil...

Abstract The most common polymeric nanocomposites are constituted of organically-modified clays. Generally, these organic modifiers based on quaternary ammonium salts. These systems have as disadvantage the low thermal resistance its under processing. Ionic liquids (IL) with different molecular structures can be used modifier in lamellar clays-based nanocomposites, being promising not only to i...

The application of organic-inorganic nanocomposite membranes allows for a synergy between the desirable thermal and mechanical properties inorganic materials with reactivity, dielectric properties, durability, flexibility, processability polymeric materials. Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) suffer from some problems including water content management, carbon monoxide poisoning, hydr...

Silicone rubber (SR) and ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM) are widely-used polymers as housing for high voltage insulators. In this work, SR/EPDM/clay nanocomposites were obtained by two-roll mill mixing outdoor polymeric Morphology, dielectric properties, breakdown strength (DBS), surface volume resistivity of different weight contents nanoclay (Cloisite 15A) incorporated in SR, EPDM, SR...

Graphene is an important nanocarbon nanofiller for polymeric matrices. The polymer–graphene nanocomposites, obtained through facile fabrication methods, possess significant electrical–thermal–mechanical and physical properties technical purposes. To overcome challenges of nanocomposite processing high performance, advanced strategies have been applied to design the next-generation materials–dev...

Polymeric nanofibers have emerged as exclusive one-dimensional nanomaterials. Various polymeric and nanocomposite been processed using the thermoplastic, conducting, thermoset matrices. This review aims to highlight worth of electrospinning technology for processing polymer/nanocarbon nanofibers. In this regard, design, morphology, physical properties, applications were explored. The electrospu...