Taming the Flow with Hyperbranched Polyamides as Melt Modifiers in Polyamide Composites

Abstract

Inside Front Cover: Hyperbranched polyamide (HBPAs) additives reduce the viscosity of polymers and highly-filled polymer composites to improve their flowability during processing. The cover image of article 2400986 by Yong Seok Kim, Youngjae Yoo, and co-workers shows that the addition of a small amount of HBPA dramatically improves the flowability when using a spiral mold for flowability evaluation. This study demonstrates the potential of HBPAs as innovative melt flow modifiers of high-performance, highly-filled polyamide composites in advanced engineering applications.