1. Reinforcing potential of recycled carbon fibers in compatibilized polypropylene composites

   • Abbas Ghanbari
   • Shayan Seyedin
   • Amir Ameli

   ORIGINAL PAPER 24 March 2021 Article: 145

   

2. Chemically modified poly(lactic acid): structural approach employing two distinct monomers

   • Talita Rocha Rigolin
   • Lidiane Cristina Costa
   • Sílvia Helena Prado Bettini

   ORIGINAL PAPER 24 March 2021 Article: 144

   

3. Improving the low-temperature toughness of PPR pipe by compounding with PERT

   • Yunqi Wu
   • Qian Ge
   • Ming Xiang

   ORIGINAL PAPER 23 March 2021 Article: 143

   

4. Preparation and study on properties of dual responsive block copolymer-grafted polypyrrole smart Janus nanoparticles

   • Farnaz Amani
   • Elham Dehghani
   • Mehdi Salami-Kalajahi

   ORIGINAL PAPER 23 March 2021 Article: 142

   

5. Thermo-oxidative degradation of vulcanized SBR: A comparison between ultraviolet (UV) and microwave as recovery techniques

   • Mostafa G. Aboelkheir
   • Jose Gonçalves Lima Junior
   • Celeste Yara dos Santos Siqueira

   ORIGINAL PAPER 23 March 2021 Article: 141

   

6. Modification of carbon nanotube with poly(amidoamine) dendritic structures to prepare a multifunctional hybrid curing component for epoxidized polyurethane and novolac resins

   • Mohammadreza Izadi
   • Hanieh Mardani
   • Mehdi Salami-Kalajahi

   ORIGINAL PAPER 19 March 2021 Article: 140

   

7. Effect of CeO₂-Fe₂O₃ coated SiO₂ nanoparticles on the thermal stability and UV resistance of polyurethane films

   • Ngoc Nhiem Dao
   • Thi Ha Chi Nguyen
   • Dai Lam Tran

   ORIGINAL PAPER 19 March 2021 Article: 139

   

8. Influences of processing conditions on the glass transition of soft poly(vinyl chloride) compounds filled with calcium carbonate

   • Hang Li
   • Juan Zhang
   • Zhigang Wang

   ORIGINAL PAPER 19 March 2021 Article: 138

   

9. A polymer hybrid film based on poly(vinyl cinnamate) and poly(2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate) for controlled flurbiprofen release

   • Mamoon Alokour
   • Elvan Yilmaz

   ORIGINAL PAPER 19 March 2021 Article: 137

   

10. Evaluation of the synthesis variables’ effect on the properties of PUF/ENB microcapsules using experimental design

    • Thais Maria Alves Marinho
    • Vinicius Silva Pontes
    • Maria Carolina Burgos Costa

    ORIGINAL PAPER 18 March 2021 Article: 136

    

11. Optimization of zero-shear viscosity for HPAM-Polystyrene microspheres formulations through experimental design approach

    • Seif El Islam Lebouachera
    • Mohammed Abdelfetah Ghriga
    • Bruno Grassl

    ORIGINAL PAPER 17 March 2021 Article: 135

    

12. Ultrahigh sensitivity and wide strain range of porous pressure sensor based on binary conductive fillers by in-situ polymerization

    • Zhiqiang Hu
    • Yangyang Xin
    • Qiang Fu

    ORIGINAL PAPER 17 March 2021 Article: 134

    

13. Mechanical and barrier properties of LLDPE/TPS/OMMT packaging film in the presence of POE-g-IA or POE-g-MA

    • Amir Kazemi
    • Saied Nouri Khorasani
    • Shahla Khalili

    ORIGINAL PAPER 17 March 2021 Article: 133

    

14. Cross-linking induced thermo-responsive self-healing hydrogel with gel-sol–gel transition constructed on dynamic covalent bond

    • Jiafu Shen
    • Limin Chang
    • Jianglei Qin

    ORIGINAL PAPER 17 March 2021 Article: 132

    

15. Development and simplification of a micromechanic model for conductivity of carbon nanotubes-reinforced nanocomposites

    • Yasser Zare
    • Kyong Yop Rhee

    ORIGINAL PAPER 17 March 2021 Article: 131

    

16. Poly (phenyl sulfone)/graphite composite as a robust low-cost, comb-type interdigited sensor for detection of organic solvent vapors

    • Dolunay Sakar Dasdan

    ORIGINAL PAPER 17 March 2021 Article: 130

    

17. Compatibility effect of r-ABS/r-HIPS/r-PS blend recovered from waste keyboard plastics: evaluation of mechanical, thermal and morphological performance

    • Jaidev K
    • Manoranjan Biswal
    • Sanjay K. Nayak

    ORIGINAL PAPER 17 March 2021 Article: 129

    

18. Development of thermoresponsive poloxamer in situ gel loaded with gentamicin sulfate for cavity wounds

    • Jitti Niyompanich
    • Piyachat Chuysinuan
    • Pitt Supaphol

    ORIGINAL PAPER 15 March 2021 Article: 128

    

19. Synthesis of Dowex functionalised half-sandwich Ru (II) (η⁶-p-cymene) complex as effective and selective hydrogenation of furfural to levulinic acid

    • Hind Alshaikh

    ORIGINAL PAPER 15 March 2021 Article: 127

    

20. Alkynyl-functionalization of carbon nanotubes to promote anchoring potential in glycidyl azide polymer-based binders via Huisgen reaction for solid propellant application

    • Wen Hu
    • Chun Qi
    • Jin Huang

    ORIGINAL PAPER 15 March 2021 Article: 126

    

21. Sulfonated poly (Ester-Urethane) / ionic liquids systems: synthesis, characterization and properties

    • Yosra Hadj kacem
    • Abdelkader Bougarech
    • Etienne Fleury

    ORIGINAL PAPER 15 March 2021 Article: 125

    

22. Effect of the lanthanum and cerium phenylphosphonates on the crystallization and mechanical properties of isotactic polypropylene

    • Xixiang Zhang
    • Xiaofeng Jiang
    • Shicheng Zhao

    ORIGINAL PAPER 15 March 2021 Article: 124

    

23. Production and characterization of carbon/carbon composites from thermoplastic matrices

    • Luiza dos Santos Conejo
    • Hermes Rocha de Meneses Neto
    • Edson Cocchieri Botelho

    ORIGINAL PAPER 13 March 2021 Article: 123

    

24. A novel kind of room temperature self-healing poly(urethane-urea) with robust mechanical strength based on aromatic disulfide

    • Jin He
    • Fangfang Song
    • Weiping Tu

    ORIGINAL PAPER Open access 13 March 2021 Article: 122

    

25. Preparation and physical properties of transparent foldable poly(methyl methacrylate) based materials using reactive poly(vinyl butyral)

    • Hideki Sugimoto
    • Yuya Aoki

    ORIGINAL PAPER 13 March 2021 Article: 121

    

26. Physicochemical characterization of SnO₂ grafted Poly p-phenylenediamine hybrid Nanocomposites and their enhanced antibacterial properties

    • Shyamal Baruah
    • Bharat Nayak
    • Amrit Puzari

    ORIGINAL PAPER 13 March 2021 Article: 120

    

27. Covalent triazine based polymer with high nitrogen levels for removal of copper‎‎ (II) ions ‎from aqueous solutions

    • Mohammad Dinari
    • Nazanin Mokhtari
    • Mohammad Hatami

    ORIGINAL PAPER 13 March 2021 Article: 119

    

28. PEGylation of poly(hydroxybutyrate) into multicomponent nanostructures and loading thereon with bioactive molecules for potential biomedical applications

    • Zulfiqar Ali Raza
    • Safa Noor
    • Muhammad Irfan Majeed

    ORIGINAL PAPER 13 March 2021 Article: 118

    

29. Segmental evolution of ultraviolet weathered polyurea

    • Aryan Blourchian
    • Atif Mohammed Shaik
    • George Youssef

    ORIGINAL PAPER 13 March 2021 Article: 117

    

30. Layer-by-layer polyamide thin film nanocomposite membrane: synthesis, characterization and using as pervaporation membrane to separate methyl tertiary butyl ether/methanol mixture

    • Farzaneh Alibakhshian
    • Mahdi Pourafshari Chenar
    • Mohammad Reza Moradi

    ORIGINAL PAPER 13 March 2021 Article: 116

    

31. The effect of phase separation on crystallization of polyethylene/poly(ethylene-alt-propylene) blend

    • Hengyu Luo
    • Houfang Chi
    • Haiqing Hu

    ORIGINAL PAPER 13 March 2021 Article: 115

    

32. Preparation, characterization, and performance of bio-based polyester composites derived from renewable distillers grains and shellfish

    • Chin-San Wu
    • Dung-Yi Wu
    • Shan-Shue Wang

    ORIGINAL PAPER 13 March 2021 Article: 114

    

33. “One-pot direct synthesis of novel antibacterial diblock copolymers-based-vinyl acetate via RAFT polymerization”

    • Iram Asif
    • Syeda Rubina Gilani
    • Shaista Sabir

    ORIGINAL PAPER 13 March 2021 Article: 113

    

34. Evaluation of the mechanical properties and blood compatibility of Polycarbonate Urethane and fluorescent self-colored Polycarbonate Urethane as Polymeric Biomaterials

    • Ehsan Zamani
    • Hossein Yahyaei
    • Majid Zamani

    ORIGINAL PAPER 12 March 2021 Article: 112

    

35. Rosin-modified o-cresol novolac based vinyl ester thermosets containing methacrylated lignin model compounds: synthesis, curing and thermo-mechanical analysis

    • Shipra Jaswal
    • Tamanna Thakur
    • Bharti Gaur

    ORIGINAL PAPER 11 March 2021 Article: 111

    

36. Poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalate) blends containing a phenylphosphonic acid salts compound with a highly enhanced crystallization rate

    • Jiajie Yin
    • Faliang Luo
    • Mengke Wang

    ORIGINAL PAPER 10 March 2021 Article: 110

    

37. A multiscale simulation of amorphous polystyrene

    • Kamonthira Wichai
    • Visit Vao-soongnern

    ORIGINAL PAPER 10 March 2021 Article: 109

    

38. Activation of electrospun carbon fibers: the effect of fiber diameter on CO₂ and steam reaction kinetics

    • Johannes Erben
    • Alenica Heußner
    • Sven Kerzenmacher

    ORIGINAL PAPER Open access 10 March 2021 Article: 108

    

39. Kinetic and mechanistic aspects during a styrene-based Pickering emulsion polymerization: Importance of the co-aid adsorption

    • Maricruz Solís-López
    • Iván Puente-Lee
    • Francisco López-Serrano

    ORIGINAL PAPER 09 March 2021 Article: 107

    

40. Influence of natural crosslinker and fibre weightage on waste kibisu fibre reinforced wheatgluten biocomposite

    • Papiya Bhowmik
    • Ravi Kant
    • Harpreet Singh

    ORIGINAL PAPER 08 March 2021 Article: 106

    

41. Preparation and dispersion properties of polycarbonate superplasticizers based on RAFT polymerization

    • Mei Ding
    • Xiuzhi Zhang
    • Meishan Pei

    ORIGINAL PAPER 05 March 2021 Article: 105

    

42. Evaluation of a rapid and long-effective pickling method for iron rust removal on metallic surfaces using carboxylic acid-based polymers

    • Antonio Guerra-Contreras
    • Abygail Camacho-Ramírez
    • Gabriela Palestino

    ORIGINAL PAPER 04 March 2021 Article: 104

    

43. Polystyrene brushes/TiO₂ nanoparticles prepared via SI-ATRP on polypropylene and its superhydrophobicity

    • Cintia Belén Contreras
    • Daniel Eduardo Weibel
    • Miriam Cristina Strumia

    ORIGINAL PAPER 02 March 2021 Article: 103

    

44. Effect of epoxy resin healing agent viscosity on the self-healing performance of capsules reinforced polymer composite

    • Raj Kumar Pittala
    • Satish Ben B
    • Avinash Ben B

    ORIGINAL PAPER 02 March 2021 Article: 102

    

45. Synthesis and properties of strong and tough Diels–Alder self-healing crosslinked polyamides

    • Jinnan Zhao
    • Shuo Chen
    • Junying Zhang

    ORIGINAL PAPER 02 March 2021 Article: 101