Recent progress in micro‐/nano‐fibrillar reinforced polymeric composite foams

C Zhao, LH Mark, S Kim, E Chang… - Polymer Engineering …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Manufacture of thermoplastic foams with a fine cellular structure (a higher expansion ratio, a
higher cell density, and smaller cell sizes) is challenging work due to the weak viscoelastic …

High thermal insulation and compressive strength polypropylene foams fabricated by high-pressure foam injection molding and mold opening of nano-fibrillar …

J Zhao, Q Zhao, C Wang, B Guo, CB Park, G Wang - Materials & Design, 2017 - Elsevier
Polypropylene (PP) foams with a thermal conductivity of as low as 36.5 mW m− 1 K− 1 are
fabricated by high-pressure foam injection molding followed by mold-opening with CO 2 as …

[HTML][HTML] In-situ microfibrillated Poly (ε-caprolactone)/Poly (lactic acid) composites with enhanced rheological properties, crystallization kinetics and foaming ability

Y Qiao, Q Li, A Jalali, J Yang, X Wang, N Zhao… - Composites Part B …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study aims at investigation on the morphology, rheology, isothermal
crystallization and foaming behavior of the fibrillated PCL/PLA composites. The samples …

Lightweight and strong fibrillary PTFE reinforced polypropylene composite foams fabricated by foam injection molding

J Zhao, G Wang, L Zhang, B Li, C Wang, G Zhao… - European Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polypropylene (PP) shows wide applications in many industries, especially for automotive.
To save resources and energy, lightweight is an essential pursuit for industrial products …

Entirely environment-friendly polylactide composites with outstanding heat resistance and superior mechanical performance fabricated by spunbond technology …

A Jalali, S Romero-Diez, M Nofar, CB Park - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims at investigating the manufacturing and characterization of all-polylactide
composites prepared by melt spunbond spinning technology. To do so, a series of …

Tuning viscoelastic and crystallization properties of polypropylene containing in-situ generated high aspect ratio polyethylene terephthalate fibrils

A Rizvi, CB Park, BD Favis - Polymer, 2015 - Elsevier
This study explores how the rheological and crystallization properties of linear
polypropylene (PP) are changed by incorporating fibrillated polyethylene terephthalate …

[HTML][HTML] Peculiar crystallization and viscoelastic properties of polylactide/polytetrafluoroethylene composites induced by in-situ formed 3D nanofiber network

A Jalali, JH Kim, AM Zolali, I Soltani, M Nofar… - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study comprehensively investigates the development of in-situ polylactide (PLA)/
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) nanofibrillated composites. PLA based composites …

Dispersed polypropylene fibrils improve the foaming ability of a polyethylene matrix

A Rizvi, CB Park - Polymer, 2014 - Elsevier
We compare the foaming ability of metallocene catalysed polyethylene (mPE) with that of
mPE containing fibrillated polypropylene (PP) domains (mPE/fibrillated-PP) and mPE …

Challenge in manufacturing nanofibril composites with low matrix viscosity: Effects of matrix viscosity and fibril content

C Zhao, LH Mark, M Alshrah, I Soltani, PC Lee… - European Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polymer/polymer-nanofibril composite is considered as a new member of the polymer
composite family. With its superior property and easy processability, this type of composite …

Improvement in processability for injection molding of bisphenol-A polycarbonate by addition of low-density polyethylene

Y Kuroda, KI Suzuki, G Kikuchi, N Moonprasith, T Kida… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rheological properties and processability at injection molding were studied for
bisphenol-A polycarbonate (PC) that was modified by low-density polyethylene (LDPE) …