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Advances in Nanomodified Polymers and in Polymer Science
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Advances in Nanomodified Polymers and in Polymer Science

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2024) | Viewed by 1038

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Alberto Falco

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Instituto de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche (IDiBE), Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH), Elche, 03202 Alicante, Spain
Interests: antiviral activity; polymeric nanomaterials; controlled release; biopolymer formulations; antimicrobial compounds; immunomodulators
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Prof. Dr. Ricardo Mallavia

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Instituto de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche (IDiBE), Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH), Elche, 03202 Alicante, Spain
Interests: synthesis, characterization and applications of conjugated polyfluorenes; nanostructures based on biopolymers with biochemical and pharmaceutical applications
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Polymer science, a subfield of materials science, involves research in several disciplines, including chemistry, physics, engineering, and beyond (for example, biomedicine and ecology), given the wide range of its applicable results. Such advances, together with the great expectations of the field, explain its high growth in recent decades, and its convergence with the simultaneous developments in (i) electronics technology, which greatly improves molecular characterization capabilities, and (ii) nanotechnology, which studies the unique properties of nanometric materials (nanomaterials).

This joint Special Issue of the journals Polymers and Nanomaterials, entitled Advances in Nanomodified Polymers and in Polymer Science, covers a broad topic that aims to summarize recent advances in research on polymeric nanomaterials and functional polymers. We therefore encourage submissions from leading groups in the field with the aim of providing an advanced view of the current state of the art in these aspects.

This Special Issue is arranged in the context of the XI Congress of Young Researchers in Polymers (JIP 2023, https://jip2023.polimero.org/), which is periodically organized by the Specialized Group of Polymers (GEP) of the Royal Spanish Society of Chemistry, and this year was hosted and coordinated by us. Thus, the general topics of this Special Issue are closely related to the specific topics of the Congress. In short, they cover the latest research on:

  • Synthesis and characterization of new polymers;
  • Polymers in energy applications, sensors and optoelectronics;
  • Biopolymers with biomedical applications, e.g., nanomedicine;
  • Structure–property relationships, e.g., simulation, rheology and mechanical properties;
  • Polymers in industry: polymer processing, recycling and circular economy.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Nanomaterials.

Dr. Alberto Falco
Prof. Dr. Ricardo Mallavia
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Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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

  • nanomodified polymers
  • polymeric nanomaterials
  • functional polymers
  • polymer synthesis
  • polymer characterization
  • polymer applications
  • biopolymers
  • polymer processing
  • polymer recycling

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Effect of a Nanocellulose Addition on the Mechanical Properties of Paper
by Josef Bárta, Kateřina Hájková, Adam Sikora, Tereza Jurczyková, Daniela Popelková and Petr Kalous
Polymers 2024, 16(1), 73; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/polym16010073 - 26 Dec 2023
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Nowadays, the emphasis is on increasing the durability of all products. For this reason, it is also advisable to look into extending the durability of paper products. The main reason for using flax pulp is that flax and cotton pulp are widely used [...] Read more.
Nowadays, the emphasis is on increasing the durability of all products. For this reason, it is also advisable to look into extending the durability of paper products. The main reason for using flax pulp is that flax and cotton pulp are widely used for the production of banknotes due to their higher strength. This paper deals with flax pulp with the addition of nanocellulose, which should further enhance the mechanical properties of the pulp. The tensile strength, breaking length, and tensile energy absorption index were evaluated as the key mechanical properties. At the same time, the effect of the addition of nanocellulose, whether it was added to the pulp mass or applied to the later produced paper as a spray or coating, was tested in comparison to paper without the addition of nanocellulose. The best mechanical properties, i.e., tensile strength, were achieved for the highest addition of 5% of nanocellulose into the pulp, at 24.3 Nm∙g−1, and for the coating application, at 28.7 Nm∙g−1, compared to the flax pulp without the addition, where the tensile strength was 20.5 Nm∙g−1. The results of this research are used for the assessment of nanocellulose as a natural compatible additive to enhance the strength properties of cellulose-based materials. Full article
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