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TY - JOUR
T1 - Special issue: PAEKing ahead into the 21st century
AU - Lowe, Samuel
AU - Ghita, Oana
AU - Hardy, John
N1 - This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Lowe, S., Ghita, O. and Hardy, J.G. (2021), Special issue: PAEKing ahead into the 21st century. Polym Int, 70: 997-998. https://doi.org/10.1002/pi.6261 which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pi.6261 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
PY - 2021/8/31
Y1 - 2021/8/31
N2 - As the field of macromolecular science celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2020, we organised a special issue of Polymer International devoted to the synthesis, processing and applications of polyaryletherketones (PAEKs). Developed over 40 years ago, PAEK polymers and their composites experienced a steady increase in use and applications due to their unique characteristics: high mechanical performance, high toughness, high operating temperatures, low wear, non-flammable and chemically resistant as well as their function as a class of bioinert, robust biomaterials. The contributions to the special issue engage the materials science community and include a mixture of spotlights, perspectives, reviews, and research papers, spanning the breadth of basic science and engineering to applied technical/medical science, with authors from academic and industrial backgrounds, which reflects some of the exciting recent developments in PAEK-based materials that is of interest to a broad readership. A further area of research not particularly highlighted within this review; but very much an active concern; is the development of PAEK-based thermoplastic composites for application in the aerospace and medical sectors.
AB - As the field of macromolecular science celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2020, we organised a special issue of Polymer International devoted to the synthesis, processing and applications of polyaryletherketones (PAEKs). Developed over 40 years ago, PAEK polymers and their composites experienced a steady increase in use and applications due to their unique characteristics: high mechanical performance, high toughness, high operating temperatures, low wear, non-flammable and chemically resistant as well as their function as a class of bioinert, robust biomaterials. The contributions to the special issue engage the materials science community and include a mixture of spotlights, perspectives, reviews, and research papers, spanning the breadth of basic science and engineering to applied technical/medical science, with authors from academic and industrial backgrounds, which reflects some of the exciting recent developments in PAEK-based materials that is of interest to a broad readership. A further area of research not particularly highlighted within this review; but very much an active concern; is the development of PAEK-based thermoplastic composites for application in the aerospace and medical sectors.
U2 - 10.1002/pi.6261
DO - 10.1002/pi.6261
M3 - Editorial
VL - 70
SP - 997
EP - 998
JO - Polymer International
JF - Polymer International
SN - 1097-0126
IS - 8
M1 - 6261
ER -