Enhanced dielectric properties of PVA/PEDOT:PSS/MnO2 based composites for electronic applications

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - Polymer composite (PC) films comprising polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS)...     

Fabrication of poly(3-methylthiophene)/poly(ethylene oxide)/ruthenium oxide composite electrospun nanofibers for supercapacitor application

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - In the present work, composites of poly(3-methylthiophene)/poly(ethylene oxide)/ruthenium oxide nanofibers (PMT/PEO/RuO2) were fabricated by...     

Optical properties of multilayer graphene nanoplatelet (mGNP)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) composite flexible thin films prepared by solvent casting

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - Multi-layer graphene nanoplatelet (mGNP)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanocomposite flexible thin films were prepared at various GNP...     

Polymer composites filled with core–shell structured nanofillers: effects of shell thickness on dielectric and thermal properties of composites

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - In this study, we explore poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) filled with the core–shell nanofillers of silicon dioxide-coated...     

Studies on optical properties,thermal stability and electrical conductivity of copper alumina nanoparticles-reinforced Poly(pyrrole-co-indole) for optoelectronic devices

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - This work focused on the effect of copper alumina (Cu–Al2O3) nanoparticles in poly(pyrrole-co-indole) (PPy-co-PIN) on optical...     

3D finite element simulation model of a chemiresistor gas sensor based on ZnO and graft comb copolymer integrated in a gas chamber

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - In this paper, chemiresistor sensor based on conductive polymer (regio-regular poly(3- hexyltiophene) (rr-P3HT) and zinc oxide (ZnO)...     

Development of radiochromic dosimeters based on polymer films with fluoran and divinyl phthalide dyes

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - We fabricated polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) films containing NIR Black78, Black100 and Black400 for use as...     

Preparation and characterization of poly(ether ether ketone)/poly(ether imide) [PEEK/PEI] blends for fused filament fabrication

Journal of Materials Science - The present study focuses on the preparation and characterization of a poly(ether ether ketone)/poly(ether imide) [PEEK/PEI] blend for application in additive...     

Poly(hydromethylsiloxane)-derived high internal phase emulsion-templated materials (polyHIPEs) containing palladium for catalytic applications

Journal of Materials Science - Cross-linking of poly(hydromethylsiloxane) (PHMS) with 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetravinylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4Vi) in water-in-oil high internal phase emulsion...     

Bacterial cellulose integrated irregularly shaped microcapsules enhance self-healing efficiency and mechanical properties of green soy protein resins

Journal of Materials Science - Soy protein isolate (SPI)-based self-healing thermoset resins were prepared using either poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) porous microspheres (MSs) and spherical...     

Achieving simultaneously toughening and flame-retardant modification of poly(lactic acid) by in-situ formed cross-linked polyurethane and reactive blending with ammonium polyphosphate

Journal of Materials Science - Preparing poly(lactic acid) (PLA) composites with toughness and flame retardancy simultaneously is a challenge that many researchers faced. In this paper,...     

A novel methodology for predicting the high rate mechanical response of polymers from low rate data: application to (plasticised) poly(vinyl chloride)

Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials - Plasticised and unplasticised poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) are used as engineering materials in many applications where they may be subjected to impact loading...     

In-depth study of mechanical properties of poly(lactic acid)/thermoplastic polyurethane/hydroxyapatite blend nanocomposites

Journal of Materials Science - The present study evaluates the effect of adding different contents of hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles on the mechanical properties of poly(lactic...     

Superhydrophobic reduced graphene oxide@poly(lactic acid) foam with electrothermal effect for fast separation of viscous crude oil

Journal of Materials Science - In recent years, eco-friendly superhydrophobic materials have aroused much attention. Herein, biodegradable poly(lactic acid) (PLA) was selected as basic material to...     

Transfer film growth of continuous carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic poly(ether ether ketone) facilitated by surface texture during dry sliding

Journal of Materials Science - To show the effect of surface texture on transfer film growth of continuous carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic poly(ether ether ketone) (CCF-PEEK), tribological...     

Evaluation of poly (L-lactic acid) monofilaments with high mechanical performance in vitro degradation

Journal of Materials Science - Nowadays, the degradation properties of poly (L-lactic acid) (PLLA) braided stents are still not well understood. The main challenge relies on the unknown degradation...     

Copolymer hydrogel as self-standing electrode for high performance all-hydrogel-state supercapacitor

Journal of Materials Science - Herein, a conducting copolymer hydrogel of poly(aniline-co-pyrrole)/polyvinyl alcohol (PACP/PVA) was prepared by in-situ polymerization of aniline and pyrrole in...     

Experimental investigation on the potential use of poly(vinyl alcohol) short fibers in fiber-reinforced cement-based composites

Materials and Structures - This study dealt with the potential use of poly(vinyl alcohol) fibers in cement-based matrices. Several variables were investigated including two types of fibers, two...     

Successive melting and crystallization of poly(3-hexylthiophene) in the melt-memory domain versus isotropic melt domain

Journal of Materials Science - We studied the influence of self-nuclei of poly(3-hexylthiophene), present at different temperatures in the melt-memory domain, and thermal polymer degradation during...