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Advanced Graphene-Based Composites

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Processing and Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 5731

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Shaowei Zhang

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College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Interests: graphene nanostructures; 2D materials; graphene composites; aerospace materials; graphene-related 2D materials for energy; novel catalysts
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Dr. Tanveer A. Tabish

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Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Old Road, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
Interests: nanostrcutured graphene; graphene composites; nanomedicine; free radical chemsitry; cell biophysics; wearable biosensors
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Graphene has been designated a “miracle material” owing to its combination of unprecedented properties such as high intrinsic mechanical strength, high electrical and optical features, high thermal conductivity and exceptionally high surface area. More recently, graphene-based multifunctional polymer composites have presented new opportunities in a wide range of applications such as catalysis, supercapacitors, membranes, energy storage, optoelectronic devices, aerospace and biomedicine. These advanced graphene-based multifunctional composites could constitute a fundamental and versatile building block of future technologies as we enter the post-carbon era.

In this context, it gives us great pleasure to edit this Special Issue on “Advanced Graphene-Based Composites”. This Special Issue will cover basic scientific and engineering aspects such as novel manufacturing approaches for graphene-based composites and their structural manipulation for a diverse range of applications, involving, but not limited to, pharmaceutical nanotechnology, tissue engineering, energy storage, water treatment, catalysis and optoelectronics.

We would like to invite you to submit a manuscript to this Special Issue. Short communications, full papers and reviews related to graphene-based composites are all welcome.

Prof. Dr. Shaowei Zhang
Dr. Tanveer A. Tabish
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • Novel synthesis of graphene-based materials
  • Graphene-based composites
  • Pharmaceutical nanotechnology
  • Tissue engineering
  • Drug delivery
  • Biosensing
  • Water treatment
  • Energy storage
  • Electrochemistry
  • Optoelectronics

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Gr/3D–ZnO Nanocomposites as Humidity Sensors with Enhanced Sensing Response
by Wang-De Lin, You-Chen Lin, Ren-Jang Wu and Murthy Chavali
Polymers 2021, 13(10), 1623; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/polym13101623 - 17 May 2021
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This work introduces a novel humidity sensor based on a nanocomposite material comprising graphene decorated with three-dimensional flower-like structures of zinc oxide (Gr/3D–ZnO) fabricated via a hydrothermal method with various weight percentages of graphene. The surface structure and morphology of the Gr/3D–ZnO nanocomposite [...] Read more.
This work introduces a novel humidity sensor based on a nanocomposite material comprising graphene decorated with three-dimensional flower-like structures of zinc oxide (Gr/3D–ZnO) fabricated via a hydrothermal method with various weight percentages of graphene. The surface structure and morphology of the Gr/3D–ZnO nanocomposite were analyzed using XRD, EDS, SEM, TEM, and Raman spectroscopy. The influence of humidity on the electrical properties of the nanocomposite was also investigated. Experiment results revealed that the nanocomposite with 70 wt% of graphene provided high sensitivity (S = 446) with rapid response times (120 s) and recovery times (160 s). These results demonstrate the excellent potential of the proposed Gr/3D–ZnO nanocomposite in monitoring atmospheric humidity. A discussion on the mechanism underlying the effects of humidity on the Gr/3D–ZnO nanocomposite is also provided. Full article
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Porous Graphene Composite Polymer Fibres
by Jubair Ahmed, Tanveer A. Tabish, Shaowei Zhang and Mohan Edirisinghe
Polymers 2021, 13(1), 76; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/polym13010076 - 27 Dec 2020
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Since the isolation of graphene, there have been boundless pursuits to exploit the many superior properties that this material possesses; nearing the two-decade mark, progress has been made, but more is yet to be done for it to be truly exploited at a [...] Read more.
Since the isolation of graphene, there have been boundless pursuits to exploit the many superior properties that this material possesses; nearing the two-decade mark, progress has been made, but more is yet to be done for it to be truly exploited at a commercial scale. Porous graphene (PG) has recently been explored as a promising membrane material for polymer composite fibres. However, controlling the incorporation of high surface area PG into polymer fibres remain largely unexplored. Additionally, most polymer-graphene composites suffer from low production rates and yields. In this paper, graphene-loaded microfibres, which can be produced at a very high rate and yield have been formed with a carrier polymer, polycaprolactone. For the first time, PG has been incorporated into polymer matrices produced by a high-output manufacturing process and analysed via multiple techniques; scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Raman spectra showed that single layer graphene structures were achieved, evidence for which was also backed up by the other techniques. Fibres with an average diameter ranging from 3–8 μm were produced with 3–5 wt% PG. Here, we show how PG can be easily processed into polymeric fibres, allowing for widespread use in electrical and ultrafiltration systems Full article
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