Plastics, Rubber and Composites, Vol. 50, No. 10 out now

The property enhancing capabilities of nanoplatelets and nanocomposites are considered.

This issue contains the following articles, which are available to members via My IOM3.

Enhanced mechanical properties of poly (vinyl alcohol)/boron phosphate nanocomposites
Volkan Ugraskan, Oguler Sazci & Afife Binnaz Hazar Yoruc
Pages: 477-484
DOI: 10.1080/14658011.2021.1913384
Influences of graphene oxide/sulphonated polyethersulphone nanoplatelets on the wettability, nanomechanical and tribological performances of polyethersulphone composites under various relative humidity conditions
Ya-Hong Xue, Shi-Cheng Yan & Zhao-Chao Wang
Pages: 485-495
DOI: 10.1080/14658011.2021.1919364
Covalent functionalisation by cycloaddition reaction of pristine graphene based on Diels–Alder chemistry and its reinforcement for polyamide 66 fibres
Yuzhou Wang, Qiaoyu Liang, Shuhui Liu, Zhiyuan Yan, Xiang Yu & Tao Wang
Pages: 496-506
DOI: 10.1080/14658011.2021.1924454
Experimental analysis of sound absorption effect of specially developed elastomeric thin thermoplastic polyurethane sub-micron fibre web layers placed on rigid layer and flexible layers
Neslihan Karaca, İlkay Özsev Yüksek, Nuray Uçar, Ayşen Önen, Murat Baydoğan & Cafer Kirbaş
Pages: 507-515
DOI: 10.1080/14658011.2021.1926746
A study on the effect of nano-ZnO on hygroscopic characteristics of PP/Wood flour composites
Mohammad Dahmardeh Ghalehno & Mohammad Arabi
Pages: 516-523
DOI: 10.1080/14658011.2021.1931768