A review on physical foaming of thermoplastic and vulcanized elastomers

W Zhai, J Jiang, CB Park - Polymer Reviews, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Elastomer foams have been widely used in many applications and have shown potential in
some advanced fields because of their excellent flexibility. Elastomers foamed with a …

Thermal conductivity of nanoporous materials: where is the limit?

B Merillas, JP Vareda, J Martín-de León… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, our society is facing problems related to energy availability. Owing to the energy
savings that insulators provide, the search for effective insulating materials is a focus of …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication of high porosity Nanocellular polymer foams based on PMMA/PVDF blends

Z Shi, X Ma, G Zhao, G Wang, L Zhang, B Li - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to special micro-nano scale heat transfer effect and the ultra-large specific area,
nanocellular polymer foams (NPFs), especially NPFs with high porosity, have great …

[HTML][HTML] Development of ultralight, tough and hydrophobic polymethylmethacrylate/polyvinylidene fluoride shape memory foams for heat insulation applications

Z Shi, G Zhao, G Wang, L Zhang, C Wei, J Chai - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal insulation is vital for achieving efficient thermal management, energy conservation,
and emission reduction. However, the existing polymer foams still have some performance …

Current Trend and New Opportunities for Multifunctional Bio-Scaffold Fabrication via High-Pressure Foaming

MA Fanovich, E Di Maio, A Salerno - Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biocompatible and biodegradable foams prepared using the high-pressure foaming
technique have been widely investigated in recent decades as porous scaffolds for in vitro …

Fabrication of stable slippery lubricant-infused porous surface on polymethyl methacrylate/thermoplastic polyurethane by supercritical CO2 foaming

S Xing, Y Zhao, C Tian, C Lv, M Lin, Y Wang… - The Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
The development of sustainable and efficient methods to prepare slippery lubricant-infused
porous surface (SLIPS) is a profound work. In this study, using bilayer polymers restricting …

Fabrication and characterization of low-density nanocellular foam based on PMMA/TPU blends

NM Demewoz, SK Yeh - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
In nanocellular foam production, achieving cell sizes less than 100 nm with low relative
densities is challenging. In this study, poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) was blended with …

Effect of the molecular structure of tpu on the cellular structure of nanocellular polymers based on pmma/tpu blends

I Sánchez-Calderón, V Bernardo, M Santiago-Calvo… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this work, the effects of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) chemistry and concentration on
the cellular structure of nanocellular polymers based on poly (methyl-methacrylate)(PMMA) …

Constructing structure-gradient silicone rubber/CNTs foam with desirable resilience and strength via green supercritical CO2 foaming of non-equilibrium gas …

W Tang, S Shi, B Wang, PC Lee, NRS Chang… - Sustainable Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
In comparison to uniform foams, structure-gradient foams can offer practical solutions that
optimize their resilience and strength. However, controlling the gradient structure is a …

Microcellular foams production from nanocomposites based on PS using MOF nanoparticles with enhanced CO2 properties as nucleating agent

D Cuadra-Rodriguez, XL Qi… - Journal of Cellular …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The use of metal-organic frameworks (MOF) nanoparticles as nucleating agents in gas
dissolution foaming processes is presented. In this work, MOF nanoparticles with three …