Nanoparticles and nanocomposites are used in a wide range of applications in various
fields, such as medicine, textiles, cosmetics, agriculture, optics, food packaging …

A review is presented of the recent developments concerning the use of polyhedral
oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) for designing polymer nanocomposites endowed with …

Flame Retardancy Index, FRI, was defined as a simple yet universal dimensionless criterion
born out of cone calorimetry data on thermoplastic composites and then put into practice for …

Against the background of people's increasing awareness of personal safety and property
safety, the flame retardancy (FR) of materials has increasingly become the focus of attention …

The widespread applications of polymeric materials require the use of conventional flame
retardants based on halogen and phosphorous compounds to satisfy fire safety regulatory …

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

The cone calorimeter is an efficient instrument used to evaluate the reaction-to-fire
properties of measured materials via simulating a forced combustion bench-scale fire …

Polymer nanocomposites are an important class of polymers that have wide application in a
number of different industrial sectors and thus organic/inorganic nanocomposite materials …

The field of nanoscience and nanotechnology is extending the applications of physics,
chemistry, biology, engineering and technology into previously unapproached infinitesimal …

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