Injection molding is an efficient manufacturing process for mass-producing parts with
complicated geometry, consistent quality, and attractive appearance. With the increasing …

Flow-induced crystallization (FIC) is a typical nonequilibrium phase transition and a core
industry subject for the largest group of commercially useful polymeric materials …

Petroleum-based polymers are used in a multitude of products in the commercial world, but
their high degree of contamination and non-biodegradability make them unattractive. The …

The purpose of this article is to review the research done in the field of mathematical
modeling and optimization of the injection-molding (IM) process. Various papers related to …

Agro-food waste is a rich source of biopolymers such as cellulose, chitin, and starch, which
have been shown to possess excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability, and low toxicity …

This book covers fundamental principles and numerical methods relevant to the modeling of
the injection molding process. As injection molding processing is related to rheology …

Highlights The processing methods of functional polymer composites (FPCs) are
systematically summarized in “Toolbox”. The relationship of processing method-structure …

More than 50% of the thermoplastic polymers applied globally are semi‐crystalline, making
crystallization part of the material and component design process for these materials. The …

Injection molding is a polymer-processing method widely used, which consumes about one-
third of global plastics and produces 80% of plastic parts. However, it is still challenging to in …

During industrial processing, such as film blowing and injection molding, semicrystalline
polymers have to be subjected to external flow. Flow changes the nucleation rate, crystal …