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Dr. Fernando Júnior Resende Mascarenhas
Email: fernando.mascarenhas@uc.pt
Affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Research Interests: wood modification, wood-polymer composites, microwave-assisted modification, polymer impregnation and in situ polymerization, bio-based composites, wood durability, dimensional stability, mechanical and fracture behavior, sustainable construction materials
Summary
The growing interest in reducing the environmental impact of materials has encouraged the development of polymer composites incorporating renewable and bio-based resources. Wood, cellulose-based materials, and other lignocellulosic feedstocks are particularly attractive due to their availability, renewability, and potential for construction and engineering applications. Nevertheless, their hygroscopic nature, dimensional instability, and limited compatibility with polymer matrices can restrict their performance and long-term durability.
This Special Issue will focus on recent developments in the modification, processing, characterization, and performance of advanced wood and wood-based polymer materials. Particular attention will be given to the relationships between material modification, interfacial interactions, microstructure, and resulting properties. Contributions addressing fundamental aspects as well as practical applications are welcome.
Topics of interest include:
· advanced wood and wood-based materials for construction and engineering applications;
· wood-polymer composites;
· conventional and emerging wood-modification technologies;
· physical, chemical, thermal, and microwave-assisted modification;
· polymer impregnation and in situ polymerization;
· surface and interfacial engineering; microstructural characterization;
· physical and mechanical performance;
· dimensional stability;
· moisture and hygrothermal performance;
· thermal stability;
· biological and environmental durability;
· processing and manufacturing.
Keywords
wood-based materials, wood-polymer composites, wood modification, polymer impregnation, in situ polymerization, interfacial engineering, mechanical performance, dimensional stability, durability, construction applications.
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