Extrudable vitrimeric rubbers enabled via heterogeneous network design

S Yu, F Li, S Fang, X Yin, S Wu, Z Tang, L Zhang… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The state-of-the-art reprocessing of vitrimers still struggles in crude hot-compression
processes. The highly cross-linked nature and glass-like viscoelastic behavior of vitrimers …

Recent advances in elongational flow dominated polymer processing technologies

Z Yuan, X Chen, D Yu - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The continuous development of plasticizing conveying methods and devices has been
carried out to meet the needs of the polymer processing industry. As compared to the …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient fabrication of highly exfoliated and evenly dispersed high-density polyethylene/expanded graphite nanocomposite with enhanced dielectric constant …

W Xu, L Tan, S Qin, Y He, T Wu, J Qu - Composites Part A: Applied Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
A one-step melt mixing strategy based on the synergism of steam explosion and alternating
convergent-divergent flow, is innovatively developed to fabricate high-performance high …

Extensional-shear coupled flow-induced morphology and phase evolution of polypropylene/ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene blends: Dissipative particle …

J Wang, C Cao, X Chen, S Ren, D Yu, X Chen - Polymer, 2019 - Elsevier
The property of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)-based materials are
significantly dependent on the morphology and phase behavior evolution subjected to …

Role of In situ thermal‐reduced graphene oxide on the morphology and properties of biodegradable poly(Lactic acid)/poly(butylene succinate) blends

D Wang, X Lu, J Qu - Polymer Composites, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, poly (lactic acid)/poly (butylene succinate)/reduced graphene oxide
(PLA/PBS/RGO) nanocomposites were first prepared by the in situ thermal reduction of …

Orientation and dispersion evolution of carbon nanotubes in ultra high molecular weight polyethylene composites under extensional-shear coupled flow: a dissipative …

J Wang, C Cao, X Chen, S Ren, Y Chen, D Yu, X Chen - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
The property of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-based composites are significantly dependent on
the orientation and dispersion evolution of CNTs in the polymer matrix. In this work, the …

Numerical analysis of enhanced heat transfer by incorporating torsion elements in the homogenizing section of polymer plasticization with the field synergy principle

R Jian, W Yang, L Cheng, P Xie - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2017 - Elsevier
The polymer plasticizing process is one of the most important stages in an extruder
plasticizing unit. 3D numerical simulations have been carried out in order to investigate the …

Deformation and stress response of carbon nanotubes/UHMWPE composites under extensional-shear coupling flow

J Wang, C Cao, D Yu, X Chen - Applied Composite Materials, 2018 - Springer
In this paper, the effect of varying extensional-shear couple loading on deformation and
stress response of Carbon Nanotubes/ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene …

Enhancing a multi-field-synergy process for polymer composite plasticization: A novel design concept for screw to facilitate phase-to-phase thermal and molecular …

R Jian, W Yang, P Xie, H Liu, M Sain - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
A contemporary concept for screw designs has been proposed in relationship with multi-field-
synergy in polymer plasticization with composites to facilitate phase-to-phase thermal and …

Preparation and properties of biodegradable poly (lactic acid)/ethylene butyl acrylate glycidyl methacrylate blends via novel vane extruder

C Fang, X Lu, JP Qu - Plastics, Rubber and Composites, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
In this work, poly (lactic acid)(PLA) and elastomer ethylene-butyl acrylate-glycidyl
methacrylate terpolymer (EBA-GMA) containing epoxy groups were melt-blended using a …