Special Session 5
ADVANCED POLYMERS AND COMPOSITES: MANUFACTURING, CHARACTERIZATION AND SUSTAINABILITY (SS5)

This special session provides a forum for recent advances in the design, manufacturing, characterization and application of polymers and polymer-based composites. Particular attention will be devoted to sustainable materials, advanced processing routes (out-of-autoclave, 3D printing, etc.), multifunctional and smart behavior (including nanocomposites), and circular strategies for recycling and reuse.

Topics:

  • Bio-based and sustainable polymers and composites.
  • Recycling, reuse and circular-economy strategies for polymers and composites.
  • Smart, responsive and adaptive polymers and composites (self-healing, adaptative structures, actuators, etc.)
  • Advanced characterisation, testing and performance assessment of polymers and composites.
  • Advanced processing of polymers and composites, including 3D printing and additive manufacturing.
  • Multifunctional composites and nanocomposites for sensing, structural health monitoring, EMI shielding, lightning-strike protection, thermal management and other functional applications.
  • Innovation in polymers and composites manufacturing, including 3D printing technologies.
  • Applications of polymers and composites (energy, transportation, biomaterials, sports, etc.).
  • Polymer coatings and adhesives.

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