05623nam 2201465z- 450 991036774570332120231214132933.03-03921-633-3(CKB)4100000010106260(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/56639(EXLCZ)99410000001010626020202102d2019 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPolymeric FoamsMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20191 electronic resource (322 p.)3-03921-632-5 Advances in nanotechnology have boosted the development of more efficient materials, with emerging sectors (electronics, energy, aerospace, etc.) demanding novel materials to fulfill the complex technical requirements of their products. This is the case of polymeric foams, which may display good structural properties alongside functional characteristics through a complex composition and (micro)structure in which a gas phase is combined with rigid ones, mainly based on nanoparticles, dispersed throughout the polymer matrix. In recent years, there has been an important impulse in the development of nanocomposite foams, extending the concept of nanocomposites to the field of cellular materials. This, alongside developments in new advanced foaming technologies which have allowed the generation of foams with micro, sub-micro, and even nanocellular structures, has extended the applications of more traditional foams in terms of weight reduction, damping, and thermal and/or acoustic insulation to novel possibilities, such as electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding. This Special Issue, which consists of a total of 22 articles, including one review article written by research groups of experts in the field, considers recent research on novel polymer-based foams in all their aspects: design, composition, processing and fabrication, microstructure, characterization and analysis, applications and service behavior, recycling and reuse, etc.graphene oxidemicrostructuremulti-objective particle swarm optimizationelectromagnetic wave absorptionpolyamideligninexpandable microspheressurfactantsaluminum microfibersbiomaterialspermittivitycompression propertiesshock compressionsyntactic foams1impact wedge-peel testphenolic foams3foam extrusionenergy conservationheat transferheterogeneous nucleationpolyurethane foamleaching testfunctionalcellulose foamimpact propertyfoam injection moldingitaconic acidcompositesfoaming qualityphosphorus flame retardantspolymer wastemetallic tube5-benzene-trisamidespolyurethane foam compositespolyetherimide foamsscCO2Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomerthermal conductivityethyl cellulosesuper critical CO2thermal insulationcell nucleationcrystallinepolypropylenePZTburning characteristicfoamsquasi-static compression testsflame-retardant ABS microcellular foamsnanotubesconductivityenergy absorption capabilityintrinsic toughnessternary synergistic effectmultilayersabsorbent PMI foamsemi-rigid polyurethane foamsphosphorusEMIsupramolecular additivesMuCell® injection-molding foamingpiezocompositeultrasonicationscCO2 foamingautomobile structural adhesivesthermogravimetric analysisrigid polyurethane foamfailure mechanismmechanical propertiesmultifunctional foamsSANSfluoelastomersound absorption coefficientacoustic performancesfunctional foamfoam morphologymechanical propertypolystyrene foamspiezoelectricgraphenePluronicepoxy composite foam adhesivepolymersflame retardancycore-shell rubberextrusion foamingequation of statecellulose nanofiberepoxyDOPOPURgrey relational analysisactivation energiesadjacent façadeelectrical conductivityVelasco José Ignacioauth1288736Antunes MarceloauthBOOK9910367745703321Polymeric Foams3020960UNINA