Search Results - "Polymer-plastics technology and engineering"

A review: advancements in conductive polymers nanocomposites by Christopher Igwe Idumah, Ezeani, E O, Nwuzor, I C

“…Conductive polymers (CPs) have undergone in-depth investigations because of their numerous benefits in comparison with conventional materials. CPs…”
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Recently emerging trends in polymer nanocomposites packaging materials by Christopher Igwe Idumah, Hassan, Azman, Ihuoma, David Esther

“…As a result of excellent nanoparticle dispersion tendencies, polymer based nanocomposites exhibit a significantly enhanced packaging characteristics. Moreover,…”
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Vegetable oil-based epoxy resins and their composites with bio-based hardener: a short review by Rohani Mustapha, Abdul Razak Rahmat, Rohah Abdul Majid, Siti Noor Hidayah Mustapha

“…Vegetable oil (VO) is the latest alternative found to be one of the ideal candidates for production of bio-based polymeric units. There are two main methods…”
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A review on polyaniline and graphene nanocomposites for supercapacitors by Christopher Igwe Idumah

“…Graphene (GN), a 2-D, flat, single atomic entity, carbon allotrope, has proved to be an exceptional material recently, and garnered global accolade as a result…”
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Polymer nanoparticles-preparations, applications and future insights: a concise review by Adhikari, Chandan

“…Nanosized particles have appealing attributes, which have gotten impressive consideration in the last few decades. Polymeric nanoparticles (PNP)s are particles…”
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Recent advancements in electromagnetic interference shielding of polymer and mxene nanocomposites by Christopher Igwe Idumah

“…MXene (M-X) and MX@conducting polymeric hybrid nanocomposites inherent conductivity, tunability, flexibility, and miniature thickness present them usable for…”
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Understanding interfacial dispersions in ecobenign polymer nano-biocomposites by Christopher Igwe Idumah, Chizoba May Obele, Ezeani, Emmanuel Obumneme

“…The advent of nanotechnology, and hybridization of nanomaterials such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, nanoclay and so on, with natural fibers in polymeric…”
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Review on nanomaterials/conducting polymer based nanocomposites for the development of biosensors and electrochemical sensors by Kaur, Gagandeep, Kaur, Anupreet, Kaur, Harpreet

“…The present article highlights intensive research carried out on the study of potential applications of nanocomposites based on combination of nanomaterials…”
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Novel trends in polymer aerogel nanocomposites by Christopher Igwe Idumah

“…Aerogel (AG) refers to porous ultra-light materials garnered from gelly substrates whose liquid portion of the gel has been replaced by gas forming a solid…”
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A review on fundamentals and strategy of epoxy-resin-based anticorrosive coating materials by Ou, Baoli, Wang, Yuwei, Lu, Yi

“…In the field of anticorrosion, epoxy resin plays an important role. Therefore, many researchers have reported the strategy, manufacturing technology, and…”
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Thermoplastic polyurethane composites reinforced with renewable and sustainable fillers – a review by Khalifa, Mohammed, Anandhan, S, Wuzella, Günter, Lammer, Herfried, Mahendran, Arunjunai Raj

“…Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) reinforced with natural or renewable fillers gained significant attention in the scientific community and industries. The…”
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Functionalization of conducting polymers and their applications in optoelectronics by Khokhar, Deepali, Jadoun, Sapana, Arif, Rizwan, Jabin, Shagufta

“…In recent years, experimentation on organic conducting polymers has been escalated and many interested researchers are looking forward to exploring more in the…”
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Fused deposition processing polycaprolactone of composites for biomedical applications by Arya Prasad, Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian

“…The polycaprolactone (PCL)-engineered scaffolds demonstrate cell viability, which is useful for bone tissue applications. The FDA-approved PCL can be…”
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Recent advancement in self-healing graphene polymer nanocomposites, shape memory, and coating materials by Christopher Igwe Idumah, Odera, S R

“…Recently, self-healing polymeric materials has garnered much attention due to their ability to prolong materials shelf-life. Graphene, as a formidable…”
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Recently emerging advancements in thermal conductivity and flame retardancy of MXene polymeric nanoarchitectures by Idumah, C I

“…Recently, great successes have been garnered in the electronics segment, such as the development of printed circuit panels, miniaturized and critically…”
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Natural polymer based composite membranes for water purification: a review by Dongre, Rajendra S, Sadasivuni, Kishor Kumar, Deshmukh, Kalim, Mehta, Akansha, Basu, Soumen, Meshram, Jostna S, Mariam Al Ali Al-Maadeed, Karim, Alamgir

“…The ever-growing population, environmental pollution and ecological degradation cause suffering to human race due to chemicals and other water contaminants…”
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Recycling of the glass/carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites: A step towards the circular economy by Arif, Zia Ullah, Muhammad Yasir Khalid, Ahmed, Waqas, Hassan Arshad, Ullah, Sibghat

“…There is an urgent need to recycle glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) and carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites due to environmental challenges…”
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A review on tensile and morphological properties of poly (lactic acid) (PLA)/ thermoplastic starch (TPS) blends by Zaaba, Nor Fasihah, Ismail, Hanafi

“…Of late, a serious argument amongst researchers regarding the environmental issues has led to increase the concern worldwide through the development of novel…”
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Removal of heavy metals by polysaccharide: a review by Na, Youngeun, Lee, Jungun, Lee, Song Hee, Kumar, Pawan, Kim, Jong Hak, Patel, Rajkumar

“…Industries produce large amounts of heavy metal waste that are hazardous to the environment. Thus, heavy metal ions such as nickel (II), lead (II), copper…”
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A review on shape memory polymers by Zende, Rahul, Ghase, Vaijayanti, Jamdar, Vandana

“…Shape memory polymers (SMPs) is a type of smart polymers. Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) allow for the development of stimuli-responsive polymer-based materials…”
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