Microcellular to nanocellular polymer foams: Progress (2004–2015) and future directions–A review

C Okolieocha, D Raps, K Subramaniam… - European Polymer …, 2015 - Elsevier
The importance of low-density microcellular closed-cell thermoplastic foams over
conventional macrocellular ones has been demonstrated over the years in several areas of …

How much do nanoparticle fillers improve the modulus and strength of polymer foams?

J Lobos, S Velankar - Journal of Cellular Plastics, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Nanofiller reinforcing agents can significantly improve the strength and modulus of polymer
foams. But these improvements are often accompanied by changes in foam density (or …

Chain extension of poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) and its microcellular foaming behaviors

J Song, J Mi, H Zhou, X Wang, Y Zhang - Polymer Degradation and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A facile chain extension and solid-phase batch foaming method was proposed to prepare
microcellular poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT) foams in the presence of …

Role of chain extension in the rheological properties, crystallization behaviors, and microcellular foaming performances of poly (butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate)

J Song, H Zhou, X Wang, Y Zhang… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, the fabrication of microcellular semicrystalline polymer foam using supercritical
CO2 as a blowing agent constitutes a worldwide interest. In this work, a facile approach of …

Carbon nanotubes in microwave foaming of thermoplastics

E Rezvanpanah, SRG Anbaran, E Di Maio - Carbon, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, we introduce the use of selective microwave heating to solve the problems of
conventional heating systems, such as non-uniformity and thickness restriction, in classical …

An innovative strategy to regulate bimodal cellular structure in chain extended poly(butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate) foams

Y Cui, H Zhou, D Yin, H Zhou… - Journal of Vinyl and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A facile and effective approach for manufacturing poly (butylene adipate‐co‐
terephthalate)(PBAT) foams with obvious bimodal cellular structure (BCS) was proposed …

Bimodal cellular structure evolution in PBAT foams incorporated by carbon nanotubes and graphene nanosheets

X Wei, W Cui, K Zheng, J Wang, J Hu… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2022 - Springer
Due to extensive concerns of tremendous environment pollutions, particularly microplastic
as an emerging pollutant, the development and investigate on biodegradable polymer …

A Novel Method for Preparing Microcellular PBAT/GNPs Foam with High Volume Expansion Ratio: Effect of Vacuum Foaming

Y Xue, L Wang, X Wang, H Zhou, Y Deng - Journal of Polymers and the …, 2024 - Springer
Poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT) foam is a green and promising candidate to
replace traditional oil-based polymer foam in the fields of buffer packaging, sporting goods …

Polyolefinic nanocomposite foams: Review of microstructure-property relationships, applications, and processing considerations

A Kumar, B Patham, S Mohanty… - Journal of Cellular …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In this review, we survey the state of the art on polymeric foams incorporating nano-scale
fillers. Particular focus of the review is on foams from polyolefinic nanocomposite …

[图书][B] Polymer nanocomposite foams

V Mittal - 2014 - api.taylorfrancis.com
This book focuses on the subject of foams generated with polymer nanocomposite materials.
Polymer nanocomposites have been developed continuously for the last two decades …