Resilient Polymer Materials: Reduce the Risks and Effects of Natural Disasters
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 1204
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Interests: composite materials; hybrid structures; advanced water treatment processes
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Interests: aerogels; nanoparticles; sol-gel; soft-solution synthesis; functional nanomaterials; environmental remediation; thermal insulation
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Interests: nanoparticles phytosynthesis; natural extracts; biological properties
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Due to extreme changes in weather patterns, our world today is increasingly bearing the brunt of several natural disasters such as droughts, floods, and vegetation fires. Along with international and national policies and strategies for reducing the risks and effects of natural disasters, there is also a dire need to implement smarter devices and equipment with adequate features to detect the probability of such disasters, as well as prevent or diminish the losses they engender. In this context, the scientific community is tasked with developing efficient, sustainable and resilient materials that may be integrated into the various processes of engineering (protection gears, sensors, etc.), post-disaster management for land and water rehabilitation, and any other process that can potentially ameliorate the adverse impacts of natural disasters.
Therefore, this Special Issue aims to collate original as well as review articles that highlight the use novel approaches and/or improved polymer materials to build disaster-resilient societies, particularly focusing on multifunctional polymer materials, thermal insulation materials, fire-resilient materials, shock-resistant materials, advanced materials for water purification/desalination and soil remediation/restoration, and original materials for sensors development. Papers describing original methods for the preparation of polymer (nano)composites, hybrid (bio)polymers, aerogels and nanostructured polymers are also encouraged
Dr. Verona Iordache
Dr. Luísa Durães
Dr. Radu Claudiu Fierascu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymer materials
- resilient materials
- water and soil restoring/protection
- sensors
- natural disasters
