Elastomer foams have been widely used in many applications and have shown potential in
some advanced fields because of their excellent flexibility. Elastomers foamed with a …

The diverse physical appearances and wide density range of polymer bead foams offer
immense potential in various applications and future advancements. The multiscale and …

Blends of an amorphous polylactide (PLA) with three different thermoplastic polyurethane
(TPU) grades having various hard segment (HS) contents are prepared at the blending ratio …

This study investigates the influence of using multifunctional epoxy Joncryl ADR 4468 chain
extender (CE) on the properties of various polylactide (PLA)/thermoplastic polyurethane …

Microcellular foaming is an advanced eco-friendly foaming technology with carbon dioxide
as blowing agent. Generally, high-pressure supercritical blowing agents is needed to …

Lightweight shape memory thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)/polylactide (PLA) foams with
favorable mechanical properties and anti-shrinkage properties were prepared by a facile …

Foaming behavior of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) is extremely difficult to be regulated
due to the special microphase-separation structure. Therefore, organic montmorillonite (O …

Material design in shape memory polymers (SMPs) carries significant importance in
attaining high performance and adjusting the interface between additive and host polymer …

A series of branched thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE) samples with different
branch densities was prepared through reactive extrusion. The creep recovery experimental …

Currently, the formation of nanocells and complex cellular structure (CCS) in semi-crystalline
polymer using supercritical fluids as blowing agent had become a big and newly developing …