Most organic polymeric materials have high flammability, for which the large amounts of
smoke, toxic gases, heat, and melt drips produced during their burning cause immeasurable …

As an abundant and attractive element, the emergence of new carbon-based materials
brings revolutionary development in material science and technology. Carbon-based …

The field of polymer nanocomposites has been at the forefront of research in the polymer
community for the past few decades. Foundational work published in Macromolecules …

A recurring challenge in the field of nanocomposites is to control the spatial distribution of
nanoparticles (NPs) in a polymer matrix. This issue is of critical importance since it is now …

Polymeric materials are ubiquitously utilized in modern society and continuously improve
quality of life. Unfortunately, most of them suffer from intrinsic flammability, significantly …

As for nanofillers in general, the properties of carbon nanotube (CNT)-polymer composites
depend strongly on the filler arrangement and the structure of the filler network. This article …

It is easy to understand the self-assembly of particles with anisotropic shapes or interactions
(for example, cobalt nanoparticles or proteins) into highly extended structures. However …

Vapor grown carbon nanofiber (VGCNF)/polymer conductive composites are elegant
materials that exhibit superior electrical, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding …

This review summarizes recent work on manufacturing of different types of composites.
There is a great need to engineer multi-phase (ie, composite) materials that combine the …

Polymer composites are one of the most attractive near‐term means to exploit the unique
properties of carbon nanotubes and graphene. This is particularly true for composites aimed …