Since the first discovery of graphene in 2004, the scientific and industrial community is still
finding fields to bring the excellent mechanical performance of graphene into full play …

Photo-curable resins based on multifunctional acrylate monomers are commonly applied as
thin films (eg protective coatings, printing inks, etc.) and in recent years are also used for the …

Polymers and polymer composites are susceptible to premature failure due to the formation
of cracks and microcracks during their service time. Evolution of cracks and microcracks …

Experimental evidence shows that some nanocomposites with special matrices and filler
materials may achieve significant and simultaneous improvements in stiffness, fracture …

The serendipitous discovery of carbon dots has been added as a new domain of interest for
materials scientists due to their extraordinary photo-physical attributes and long-term …

In this paper, we review recent progress made in the field of epoxy-based binary and ternary
nanocomposites containing three-, two-, and one-dimensional (ie, 3D-, 2D-, and 1D) nano …

Some recent developments are reviewed in the use of nanoparticles as additional
reinforcing phases in fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) laminates (especially with brittle …

The modification of epoxy resins with nanoparticles could endow the materials with some
superior properties such as broadening of the glass transition temperatures, modest …

Polymer nanocomposites currently represent the frontier of high-performance materials.
Fibre-reinforced composites which are conventionally used as aerospace materials exhibit …

Two types of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced plastic were fabricated using identical
carbon fibers but different matrix systems. Thermoplastic polyamide 6 and thermosetting …