Most organic polymeric materials have high flammability, for which the large amounts of
smoke, toxic gases, heat, and melt drips produced during their burning cause immeasurable …

Hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) are promising two-dimensional materials to
boost the mechanical, thermal, electrical, and optical properties of polymer nanocomposites …

Polymeric materials are ubiquitously utilized in modern society and continuously improve
quality of life. Unfortunately, most of them suffer from intrinsic flammability, significantly …

A review is given of the academic and industrial aspects of the preparation, characterization,
materials properties, crystallization behavior, melt rheology, and processing of …

Nanocomposites, a high performance material exhibit unusual property combinations and
unique design possibilities. With an estimated annual growth rate of about 25% and fastest …

A review is presented of the recent developments concerning the use of layered silicates
(clay) for designing polymer nanocomposites endowed with enhanced flame retardancy …

This review addresses trends in the development of high performance polyurethane (PU)
and its subclass coatings. Changes in the understanding the technical requirements and …

The fabrication and characterization of ultrathin composite films of surfactant-wrapped
graphene nanoflakes and poly (vinyl chloride) is described. Free-standing composite thin …

Synthetic polymeric materials are rapidly replacing more traditional inorganic materials,
such as metals, and natural polymeric materials, such as wood. As these synthetic materials …

In this Feature Article, we discuss recent developments of flame retardant polymers. Three
approaches are considered:(i) inherently flame retardant polymers,(ii) chemically modified …