Polymer Science, Series A

Polymer Science Series A OnlineFirst articles

29.04.2022 | POLYMER BLENDS

Development of Paraffin-Based Shape-Stable Phase Change Material for Thermal Energy Storage

The persistent increment in greenhouse gas emanations into the environment is the fundamental driver of global warming and has become an ecological issue worldwide. Incredible efforts have been made to lessen the utilization of fossil products and …

29.04.2022 | STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES

Plasticization of Butyl Methacrylate–Methacrylic Acid Copolymer by Dimethyl Phthalate for Designing Transdermal Therapeutic Systems

Plasticization is widely used to modify the physicochemical, mechanical, and other properties of synthetic polymers and copolymers [1‒3]. In recent years, polymer–plasticizer systems have found use in medicine, allowing a considerable increase in …

29.04.2022 | RHEOLOGY

Rheological and Relaxational Properties of Mixed Solutions Based on Linear and Highly Branched Polyacrylonitrile

Branched and hyperbranched polymers are special in comparison with linear polymers of analogous chemical structure and molecular mass: they exhibit more compact (in the limit, globule-like) shape of the macromolecules, significantly lower density …

29.04.2022 | COMPOSITES

Optical, Electrical and Thermal Behaviors of CaZnO2 Nanofillers Loaded PVP–PVA Nanocomposite Thick Films

Nanocomposites materials have great interest nowadays both in academic and industrial applications, this is due to the fact that introduction of small amount of nanofiller to polymer matrix enhances the performance of polymer [ 1 ]. This is due to …

13.04.2022 | THEORY AND SIMULATION

Heating of Polymer in Shear Bands

Abstract—During compression and tension of amorphous polymers, plastic flow is often localized in a system of shear bands. Shear stresses do the work which is transformed into heat, and the polymer is heated up. A set of intersecting shear band …