Polymer‐metal hybrid (PMH) structures, also known as metal‐polymer hybrid (MPH)
structures, have received considerable attention from industry and academia due to the …

Highly transparent, durable, flexible and smooth coatings with excellent anti-fouling
properties have broad applications on cars, windows, and touch screens. However, the …

The application of carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP)/metal hybrid structures is a
vital step for realizing the lightweight design concepts in aerospace. However, the …

Mechanochemical durability is a key limited factor for superhydrophobic coatings to produce
the real applications in some important fields. Herein, the superhydrophobic PU-based …

Metal–thermoplastic hybrid structures have proven their effectiveness to achieve lightweight
design concepts in both primary and secondary structural components of advanced aircraft …

Lightweight and high-strength hybrids are of great importance for reducing material and
energy consumptions. Glass fiber-reinforced polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and aluminum …

Polypropylene (PP) is wildly used to light the weight of advanced cars and vehicles due to its
good resistance to abrasion and wear, high flexibility, and excellent impact strength …

Polypropylene (PP) and its composites are one of the hardest to directly join with metals due
to their inherent chemical incompatibility. This paper presents a simple, efficient, and cost …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and utilization were the foundation for the
photocatalytic degradation of pollutants or anti-bactericidal effect. Especially for solid-phase …

Injection molded direct joining (IMDJ) is one type of metal-plastic direct joining methods.
IMDJ first treats the metal surface and then injects melted polymer onto the surface via …