Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Polymer-Based Materials
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 12271
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymer chemistry; activated anionic polymerization; reactive microencapsulatioin; hybrid polymer powders; molecular imprinting; enzyme immobilization and compartmentalization; polymer-assisted multienzyme systems; biocatalysis
Interests: polymer chemistry; reactive microencapsulation; reactive processing; polymer micro- and nanocomposites; polymer crystallization; synchrotron wide- and small-angle X-ray scattering of polymers; spectroscopy of polymers; mechanical testing of polymer composites
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Numerous commodities and advanced materials of industrial importance used for structural or functional applications are composed of polymers as their basic constituent. Generally, polymer-based materials (PBMs) contain two or more phases or components with properly chosen morphologies and specific interfacial bonding. The aim of this combination is to achieve the desired set of properties necessary for a certain area of application. Examples could be all types of polymer composites, in which a polymer matrix is mechanically reinforced by organic or inorganic, macro- or microsized, variously shaped structures. Furthermore, polymer hybrids characterized by an interaction between their constituents at the submicron and molecular levels exist, thereby producing properties not existing in either of them. PBMs may be based on natural, synthetic or recycled materials, as well as on conjugates between polymers and biologically active molecules, e.g., proteins, enzymes, DNA, and RNA, among others. The areas of application of PBMs are abundant and vast, stretching from self-cleaning, self-healing, conductive, magnetic, and energy-shielding polymers to polymer-supported biocatalysts, functional polymer hydrogels, and drug-delivery and food-stabilizing systems.
Recent advances in polymerization chemistry, polymer assembly, and conventional and non-conventional polymer processing techniques have resulted in a great number of PBMs with tailored properties and potential applications at various scales. This is achieved by careful control of the morphology and the structure–properties relationship, requiring advanced structural characterization.
The aim of this Special Issue of Molecules is to present a selection of research papers and reviews exemplifying the new trends in the synthesis, characterization and application of PBMs. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Synthesis of polymer-based materials with tailored properties;
- Structure–properties relationship in polymer-based materials;
- Advanced characterization of polymer-based materials;
- Non-conventional processing of polymer-based materials;
- Polymer-based materials with natural and/or biodegradable constituents;
- Polymer-based materials as supports for bioactive molecules;
- Applications of polymer-based materials in biology, medicine or food industries;
- Stimuli-responsive polymer-based materials;
- Polymer-based materials in engineering and electronics.
Dr. Nadya Vasileva Dencheva
Dr. Zlatan Denchev
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- synthetic, natural and sustainable polymer-based materials
- polymer composites
- polymer hybrids
- multifunctional and smart polymer materials
- structure-properties relationship in polymer systems
- advanced characterization of polymer multiphase systems
- polymer synthesis and reactive processing
- polymer-based supports for bioactive molecules
- applications of polymer-based materials
- hydrophilic polymer systems