In this paper, we examine the state of the art of the physical foaming of polymers with
supercritical fluids with a primary focus on carbon dioxide. We provide a critical analysis of …

Aspects of the modeling of the thermal conductivity of polymer foams and a CO 2 foaming
process for the preparation of micro/nano-cellular polymer materials for insulating …

Low density, nanocellular polymer nanocomposite foams are considered as a promising
new class of materials with many promising applications, for example to passively enhance …

As the most abundant natural homo-polymer, cellulose has the potential to enhance polymer
properties reducing the cost of raw materials. In this work, the carboxylate cellulose …

Medium to low density thermoplastic nanofoams have previously been produced using
nanoparticles as nucleating center. Here we show that by designing the molecular structure …

A numerical model is developed to simulate the simultaneous bubble nucleation and growth
during depressurization of thermoplastic polymers saturated with supercritical blowing …

Nucleation is a ubiquitous phenomenon in many physical, chemical, and biological
processes. In this review, we describe recent progress on the theoretical study of nucleation …

Biodegradable poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT) is attracting much more
attention in the field of porous materials for its superior properties, while the poor cell …

We combine density-functional theory with the string method to calculate the minimum free
energy path of bubble nucleation in two polymer–CO2 mixture systems, poly (methyl …

In carbon dioxide-blown polymer foams, the solubility of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the
polymer profoundly shapes the structure and, consequently, the physical properties of the …