RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Functional aromatic polyamides A1 Reglero Ruiz, José Antonio A1 Trigo López, Miriam A1 García García, Félix Clemente A1 García Pérez, José Miguel K1 Aromatic polyamides K1 Aramids K1 High-performance polymers K1 Functional polymers K1 Advanced materials K1 Chemistry K1 Química AB We describe herein the state of the art following the last 8 years of research into aromaticpolyamides, wholly aromatic polyamides or aramids. These polymers belong to the family of highperformance materials because of their exceptional thermal and mechanical behavior. Commercially,they have been transformed into fibers mainly for production of advanced composites, paper, and cutand fire protective garments. Huge research efforts have been carried out to take advantage ofthe mentioned characteristics in advanced fields related to transport applications, optically activematerials, electroactive materials, smart materials, or materials with even better mechanical andthermal behavior. PB MDPI SN 2073-4360 YR 2017 FD 2017-09 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4585 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4585 LA eng NO FEDER and both the Spanish Ministerio de Economía,Industria y Competitividad (MAT2014-54137-R) and the Consejería de Educación—Junta de Castilla y León (BU061U16) DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 23-nov-2024